Meanings
adjectiveantiripening (not comparable)
- not comparablePreventing ripening.
This antiripening agent that keeps apples hard long enough to survive long-distance travel was denounced for its alleged carcinogenic effects.
1994, Richard J. Barnet, John Cavanagh, Global dreams: imperial corporations and the new world order
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antiripening. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiripening
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“antiripening.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiripening. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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