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pretreatment

American

[pree-treet-muhnt] / priˈtrit mənt /

noun

plural

pretreatments

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

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Now, to assess why some tumors didn't respond to the therapy, the researchers examined pretreatment tumor biopsies from this study cohort.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2024

The pretreatment seemed to desensitize the animals to the hormone’s effects later on.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 13, 2023

Adriana Toro with Broward County Mosquito Control said the county has stepped up spraying for mosquitoes and is doing pretreatment on larvae.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 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 pretreatment week was also the time at which I felt most able to venture out of the house, and would accompany my aunt or my sister-in-law on small shopping sprees during the day.

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