2. Verb. To rinse something before washing it properly. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Prewash
1. to wash beforehand [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prewash
Literary usage of Prewash
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. 57 Ways to Protect Your Home Environment (& Yourself) by Rick Weinzierl (1999)
"Do not prewash dishes unless necessary. To save energy, use the no-heat drying
... Do not use the extra-long prewash and scrub cycles on the dishwasher ..."
2. Nitro-explosives: A Practical Treatise Concerning the Properties by Percy Gerald Sanford (1906)
"The lateral pipe in the separation cylinder is in connection with a funnel leading
to the prewash tank. The drawing (Fig. 7) shows a vertical section of the ..."
3. Scientific papers of the Bureau of Standards by United States National Bureau of Standards (1921)
"If prewash is omitted, bathe for four minutes. ... prewash optional, bathe four
minutes if omitted. For increased sensitizing action, add 2 cc of ammonia. ..."
4. A Simple Portable Instrument for the Absolute Measurement of Reflection and by Albert Hoyt Taylor (1922)
"If prewash is omitted, bathe for four minutes. ... prewash optional, bathe four
minutes if omitted. For increased sensitizing action, add 2 cc of ammonia. ..."
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