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pretreatment

American  
[pree-treet-muhnt] / priˈtrit mənt /

noun

plural

pretreatments
  1. a preliminary course of treatment; the application of a process, substance, etc., beforehand.


Example Sentences

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This pretreatment and other, earlier cancer therapies, doctors note, may also raise the risk of subsequent cancers.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 28, 2023

"SEI could perhaps be improved by the development of other electrolytes that produce unique SEIs, but also through the incorporation of electrolyte additives or electrode surface pretreatment."

From Science Daily • Sep. 19, 2023

Hinkle said the company had fully activated its winter storm program and coordinated with the Texas Department of Transportation on best practices, and he noted the pretreatment of the road two days before.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2023

Beyond the disruption, SpaceX also outlined other major additions to its plans, including the creation of a natural gas pretreatment plant, used to purify methane to be used in the Starship rocket.

From The Verge • Jun. 13, 2022

The tests are not satisfactory because pretreatment was not uniform and there is insufficient data on penalties which are omitted.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943 by Northern Nut Growers Association