pretreatment

Speech parts

1. pretreatment - Noun

2. pretreatment - Adjective

Meaning

pretreatment (not comparable)

Prior to treatment.

pretreatment (plural pretreatments)

Any treatment received before some other process.

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Examples

In vitro tests have shown that at low concentrations of sulfur mustard, where apoptosis is the predominant result of exposure, pretreatment with 50 mM N-acetyl-L-cystein (NAC) was able to decrease the rate of apoptosis. Source: Internet

In a clinical sample, it is clear that at the pretreatment step of a patient's recovery, more severe eating disorder symptoms directly corresponds to higher attachment anxiety. Source: Internet

Sample pretreatment determined by acid reagents, ligands, or preliminary UV irradiation allow cyanide speciation of free cyanide, available cyanide, and total cyanide respectively. Source: Internet

Serum creatinine increased an average of 6% and slightly more, but later declined to pretreatment levels. Source: Internet

The mean duration of effect as measured by a 15% increase in PEFR over the pretreatment value was greater than 3 hours. Source: Internet

The two-axis system will transport 30 bodies per hour through pretreatment and electrocoating. Source: Internet

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