Definition of Pretreating

1. Verb. (present participle of pretreat) ¹

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Definition of Pretreating

1. pretreat [v] - See also: pretreat

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pretreating

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

Literary usage of Pretreating

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

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"The effect of a number of other cationic surfactants on Na+-Na+ exchange was examined by pretreating the "Na-labeled resin with a 0.001 M solution of the ..."

2. Chemical Abstracts by American Chemical Society (1908)
"... and tuberculous bacilli, consisting in pretreating the bacteria, completely extracting fats with a fatty solvent, as ether, CHC13, benzine, ..."

3. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"... response by (a) reducing the external calcium concentration, (b) pretreating with verapamil or (c) depolarizing the vessel by increasing • Methods. ..."

4. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"Projects include: pretreating and fractionating chemical feedstocks; selecting and improving microbial cultures; manipulating genes to produce designed ..."

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