pressure-treated

[ presh-er-tree-tid ]

/ ˈprɛʃ ərˌtri tɪd /

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adjective

(of wood) treated with a chemical or chemicals applied under pressure to reduce such problems as insect infestation, decay, and rotting.

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Origin of pressure-treated

First recorded in 1935–40

A couple of people were treated for minor injuries but no major incidents occurred.
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Are you seeing more commercial pressure from academic presses for historians to sexy it up a bit?
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It was original in how it treated Nixon and his connection to the right before 1968.
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Those who served abroad were treated with suspicion that they had been infected by European diplomacy.
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How is this at all compatible with how your parents treated you?
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He held it, but it was without pressure; without recognizance of the delight with which he once grasped it.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
Under the internal pressure his whiskers stood on end and his face grew red.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
With him one is at high pressure all the time, and I have gained a good many more ideas from him than I can work up in a hurry.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
Mr. Brown seizes the proffered member, and gives it as hearty a pressure as the publicity of the occasion will permit.
Physiology of The Opera|John H. Swaby (AKA "Scrici")
This may be done by taking the humming tone and bringing to bear upon it a strong pressure of energy.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick