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prechill

prechill verb: to chill in advance.

Verb

prechill (third-person singular simple present prechills, present participle prechilling, simple past and past participle prechilled)

  1. (transitive) To chill in advance.

Forms of prechill

third-person singular presentprechills
present participleprechilling
past participleprechilled
pastprechilled

Origin of prechill

From pre- + chill.

Questions about prechill

What does prechill mean?
Prechill means to chill in advance.
What part of speech is prechill?
Prechill is a verb.
What is the past tense of prechill?
The past tense of prechill is prechilled.

Words near prechill in the dictionary

  1. prechiamatic
  2. prechiasmal
  3. prechiasmatic
  4. prechiasmic
  5. prechildhood
  6. prechill
  7. prechilled
  8. prechilling
  9. prechills
  10. prechipped
  11. prechlorination

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