prewash
First laundry cycle
Prewash is a preliminary wash cycle or treatment before the main wash.
Laundry machines have a prewash setting for heavily soiled clothes.
The noun refers to a product applied before washing: I used a prewash on the stain.
As a verb, to prewash is to wash something beforehand: Prewash the fabric before cutting.
Saturate with liquid
- treatSomething pleasantly special
- spotMark or location
- blotMark left by spillage
- enzymeProtein that hastens reactions
remover · scrub · degreaser · spray · saturate · loosen · dissolve · lift
Saturate with liquid
- sudsSoapy froth
- foamBubble-filled substance
- latherFoamy soap bubbles
- concentrateReduced, potent form
liquid · powder · pod · booster · additive · surfactant · brightener · softener
Saturate with liquid
- agitationDisturbed, restless state
- rinseWash without scrubbing
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- drumStruck percussion cylinder
machine · settings · program · duration · load · temperature · timer · automatic
soak
Saturate with liquid
enzyme · remover · scrub · degreaser · spray · saturate · loosen · dissolve · lift · set-in
soak
Saturate with liquid
concentrate · liquid · powder · pod · booster · additive · surfactant · brightener · softener · biodegradable
soak
Saturate with liquid
drum · machine · settings · program · duration · load · temperature · timer · automatic · delicate
soak
Saturate with liquid
prepare · bucket · basin · sink · handwash · agitate · swirl · wring · drain · pre-treatment
fabric
Woven or knit material
- clothingBody coverings worn daily
- delicatesFine garments requiring careful laundering
- whitesPale-colored items collectively
darks · colors · sorting · load · diapers · linens · towels · jeans · uniforms
- laundrydryer, clothes dryer, fold, rinse, spin cycle
- laundry caredelicate cycle, permanent press, spin cycle, rinse cycle, tumble dry
- laundry partsagitator, drum, motor, pump, drain pump
prewashrinse cycle
Detergent-clearing laundry stage
spin cycle · dry cycle · drying · finishing