pre-treating
Treating something beforehand
Pre-treating is applying a substance or process to something before the main treatment.
You pre-treat a stain before washing, pre-treat wood before painting, or pre-treat water before it enters a filtration system.
The preparation improves the effectiveness of whatever follows: Pre-treating the fabric helps the dye absorb evenly.
Woven or knit material
- dyeingColoring via immersion
- mordantCuttingly critical in expression
- scouringVigorous abrasive cleaning
- bleachingChemical color removal
desizing · cotton · fibers · washing · sizing · colorfastness · absorbency · wetting
Lasting surface discoloration
- spotMark or location
- removerAgent that eliminates
- soakingCompletely saturated with liquid
- enzymeProtein that hastens reactions
detergent · spray · scrubbing · collar · cuff · grease · wine · grass
Preparatory coat or guide
- coatingApplied surface covering
- adhesionState of clinging fast
- sandingFriction-smoothing a surface
- cleaningRemoving dirt and mess
degreasing · etching · sealing · rust · corrosion · paint · bonding · preparation
Complete elimination of microbes
- disinfectionEliminating pathogens from surfaces
- woundCoiled, or an injury
- antisepticMicrobe-killing substance
- cleansingRemoving dirt or toxins
irrigation · preparation · surgical · dressing · debridement · saline · iodine · alcohol
Separating solids from liquids
- chlorinationDisinfecting with a halogen
- flocculationParticles clumping into aggregates
- sedimentationParticles settling in liquid
- coagulationLiquid solidifying into mass
screening · aeration · clarification · softening · industrial · wastewater · effluent · purification
fabric
Woven or knit material
- dyeingColoring via immersion
- mordantCuttingly critical in expression
- scouringVigorous abrasive cleaning
bleaching · desizing · cotton · fibers · washing · sizing · colorfastness · absorbency · wetting · degumming
stain
Lasting surface discoloration
enzyme · detergent · spray · scrubbing · collar · cuff · grease · wine · grass · blood
primer
Preparatory coat or guide
cleaning · degreasing · etching · sealing · rust · corrosion · paint · bonding · preparation · substrate
sterilization
Complete elimination of microbes
- disinfectionEliminating pathogens from surfaces
- woundCoiled, or an injury
- antisepticMicrobe-killing substance
cleansing · irrigation · preparation · surgical · dressing · debridement · saline · iodine · alcohol · swabbing
filtration
Separating solids from liquids
- chlorinationDisinfecting with a halogen
- flocculationParticles clumping into aggregates
- sedimentationParticles settling in liquid
coagulation · screening · aeration · clarification · softening · industrial · wastewater · effluent · purification · settling
- laundrywashing machine, wash, dryer, clothes dryer, fold
- laundry prepsorting, spot cleaning, turning inside out, reading labels, stain remover
- stain removalstain remover, spot remover, spot cleaner, stain stick, pretreating
- washingwashing, rinsing, scrubbing, soaking, lathering
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