preswell
verbEtymology
From pre- + swell.
Definitions
To cause to become engorged with fluid prior to some other operation.
- In order to secure uniform depth development it is often necessary to preswell the gelatin to facilitate access of the developer to the deepest grains.
- Dioctyl phthalate is used to preswell the polymers up to 50% by volume.
- Most workers, nevertheless, have attempted to interpenetrate the cell wall with monomer by preswelling with water or an oxygenated solvent.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for preswell. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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