pretreat
Americanverb (used with object)
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“Unless they have another source of irrigation water, or a way to pretreat irrigation water, it doesn’t look too good.”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 28, 2023
Stephen C. Brich, commissioner of the Virginia Department of Transportation, said because the upcoming storm is expected to start as a snow event, crews can pretreat the roadways.
From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2022
Because the storm began with rain, crews could not pretreat the roads because the salt or chemicals would have washed away, officials said.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2022
Zhang says could be used to pretreat seawater in desalination plants, with the table salt removed via conventional methods, such as reverse osmosis.
From Nature • May 2, 2018
"At some point I think you will see plants that are much easier to pretreat," he said.
From Scientific American • Aug. 16, 2013
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