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- [pree-treet]
- /priˈtrit/
- /prɪtrˈiːtmənt/
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- [pree-treet]
- /priˈtrit/
Definitions of pretreatment word
- verb with object pretreatment to treat in advance or as part of a preliminary treatment: to pretreat wood before staining it. 1
- noun pretreatment treatment administered beforehand 0
- adjective pretreatment occurring, or administered, before treatment 0
- noun pretreatment A pretreatment is something which is applied to a feed in order to make a process or stage more effective. 0
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Origin of pretreatment
First appearance:
before 1930 One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35; pre- + treat
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Parts of speech for Pretreatment
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pretreatment popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
pretreatment usage trend in Literature
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