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preflush

preflush noun: a preliminary flush.

Noun

preflush (plural preflushes)

  1. A preliminary flush
    • The animals were perfused with 4% paraformaldehyde (PFA; JT Baker, JTS898-7), after a saline preflush of 50mL that was used to remove the blood.2015 July 17, “High-Throughput Method of Whole-Brain Sectioning, Using the Tape-Transfer Technique”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of preflush

pluralpreflushes

Origin of preflush

From pre- + flush.

Questions about preflush

What does preflush mean?
Preflush means a preliminary flush.
What part of speech is preflush?
Preflush is a noun.
What is the plural of preflush?
The plural of preflush is preflushes.

Words near preflush in the dictionary

  1. preflorations
  2. preflow
  3. preflower
  4. preflowering
  5. preflowers
  6. preflush
  7. preflushes
  8. prefocus
  9. prefocused
  10. prefocuses
  11. prefocusing

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