pretreatment

CEFRB2

/ˈpriˈtritmənt/

noun · adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Treatment given before the main treatment.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Any treatment received before some other process.

Examples

  • Pretreatment of the surface is essential for a good paint job.

  • The water requires a special pretreatment before it is safe.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Prior to treatment.

More examples

In context

  • The wastewater requires pretreatment before it enters the main facility.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The water undergoes a blank before it enters the main cleaning system.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From pre- + treatment.