pretreatment
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- noun
- /ˌpriːˈtriːtmənt/
- Specialized
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pretratamiento
- Some drip systems require advanced pretreatment, but some systems have been put in with only a septic tank.
- pretreatment and posttreatment
- pretreatment system
- pretreatment baseline
And were they looking to see who started off with low levels of oxytocin that pretreatment.
- And were they looking to see who started off with low levels of oxytocin that pretreatment.
Examples
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The ozonation system was assembled in the plant's pretreatment screen building, where a raw water supply was readily available.
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The water quality improved significantly after the pretreatment process was applied.
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It's not the cost of the pretreatment, it's the effectiveness of the pretreatment.
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By 1996, the grass was reduced to only 10 percent of the pretreatment cover.
Academic text (2000) -
The type of pretreatment will help to choose the type of filter necessary.
Academic text (2001) -
On the one hand, lower family support at pretreatment predicted better reading and math outcomes.
Academic text (2015) -
The next step is to evaluate the removal efficiency of the existing pretreatment system.
Academic text (1998) -
During the late 1970s and 1980s, quality improved dramatically as pretreatment programs were implemented.
Academic text (2000) -
All assessments were completed at pretreatment (project entry) and every 6 months thereafter.
Academic text (2013) -
All patients underwent an initial consultation and completed two pretreatment questionnaires.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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A substance made for medical, cosmetic, or scientific use
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To wash something briefly before the main wash to remove dirt or stains
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5.8
Making a person or thing ready for use
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Preparing data or materials before people use them
Preparing something in advance to make it work better
A treatment step that adds chlorine to water before filtering to kill bacteria
A short soak or liquid used before the main wash
A way of combining ingredients before the main cooking or baking step
A partial hardening of a material like rubber before the final step
Work done to prepare something for repair
Compressing something before its main use to make it stronger
Making changes beforehand to fix or improve a system
To set something ahead of time so it works when needed
Antonyms
How Intensive
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word pretreatment is made of pre- meaning 'before' and treatment, which comes from a word for 'to handle' or 'to care for'. So a pretreatment is something you do 'before' the main treatment to prepare or protect the thing being treated.