Definition of Pretreat

1. Verb. To give something a treatment prior to another operation ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pretreat

1. to treat beforehand [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pretreat

pretournament
pretours
pretrain
pretrained
pretraining
pretrains
pretransaction
pretransitional
pretranslation
pretranslations
pretranslator
pretranslators
pretransplantation
pretransport
pretravel
pretreat (current term)
pretreated
pretreating
pretreatment
pretreatments
pretreats
pretrial
pretrial conference
pretrials
pretrigger
pretriggers
pretrim
pretrimmed
pretrimming
pretrims

Literary usage of Pretreat

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"Ethanol pretreat- oduced an increase of ALT with the dose of CCU, but this was not statis- ignificant. In contrast to ethanol, both D! and isopropanol ..."

2. Department of Defense Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program: Congressional edited by John Warner (2001)
"Focal rash with or without itching Treatment: Topical steroids and/or antihistamines as judged necessary Future Doses: pretreat with antihistamines as ..."

3. The Military Commander & the Law edited by Richard A. Gittins (1998)
"Failure to pretreat adequately would cause the FOTW to be in violation of RCRA — if the treatment works is publicly owned (POTW), the pretreatment ..."

4. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"What remains unexplained is the fact that this reaction was observed to proceed more rapidly (/v, = 34 min) than that which involved no pretreat- ment with ..."

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