preforcing

Etymology

From pre- + forcing.

preforcing means treatment of a plant in preparation to force it to undergo a certain stage of development earlier than normal. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

Treatment of a plant in preparation to force it to undergo a certain stage of development earlier than normal.“After the preforcing period, all plants were moved to a 60° F (night temperature) greenhouse for forcing.”