1. pretreatment - Noun
2. pretreatment - Adjective
pretreatment (not comparable)
Prior to treatment.
pretreatment (plural pretreatments)
Any treatment received before some other process.
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