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precoat
precoat v.
Brit. 
/(ˌ)priːˈkəʊt/
, /(ˌ)priːˈkəʊt/U.S. /ˌpriˈkoʊt/
/ˌpriˈkoʊt/ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > coating or covering with a layer > coat or cover with a layer [verb (transitive)] > in advance
precoat1856
1856 L. L. Hill Treat. Heliochromy 133 I pre-coated the plate with a sort of carbonaceous glaze.
1993 Cell 73 317/1 Labeled cells..were added to individual wells of 48-well nontreated cluster plates..that had been precoated overnight with varying amounts of penton base or vitronectin.
pre-coat
pre-coat n.
Brit. /ˈpriːkəʊt/
, /ˈpriːkəʊt/U.S. /ˈpriˌkoʊt/
/ˈpriˌkoʊt/ΚΠ
1926 Industr. & Engin Chem. 18 342/2 In some instances a ‘precoat’ was laid on the filter leaves; that is, one pressful of sludge with a high filter aid content was run through the press preceding the actual filtration.
1991 Process Engin. Aug. 47/2 This design eliminates the need for the multi pre-coats usually associated with candle type systems.
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