meat-packing business vs meatpacking

meat-packing business and meatpacking both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
meat-packing business	Yes	No	No	No
meatpacking	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, meat-packing business and meatpacking are synonyms defined as:

meat-packing business and meatpacking: wholesale packaging of meat for future sale (including slaughtering and processing and distribution to retailers)

Other synonyms of meat-packing business include meat packing.

meat-packing business (noun)	meatpacking (noun)
wholesale packaging of meat for future sale (including slaughtering and processing and distribution to retailers)	wholesale packaging of meat for future sale (including slaughtering and processing and distribution to retailers)