noun
- treatment given before the main treatment or process
Usage: medical; technical
Examples
- The fabric requires pretreatment with a special solution before dyeing.
- Patients received pretreatment with antibiotics before surgery.
- Water pretreatment removes impurities before the main filtration process.
- The pretreatment phase lasted two weeks before chemotherapy began.
- Soil pretreatment is essential for successful crop planting.
- The metal underwent pretreatment to prevent corrosion during manufacturing.