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premelt

premelt noun: the melting of something prior to a subsequent process.

Noun

premelt (plural premelts)

  1. The melting of something prior to a subsequent process.
    • Under proper melting conditions there was no influence of the number of premelts on the homogeneity of the ingots2013, R. I. Jaffee, N. E. Promisel, The Science, Technology and Application of Titanium, page 35

Verb

premelt (third-person singular simple present premelts, present participle premelting, simple past and past participle premelted)

  1. To melt before a subsequent process.
    • In pulsed-current MIG welding, a low background current maintains the arc and premelts the electrode tip.1973, R. J. C. Dawson, Fusion Welding and Brazing of Copper and Copper Alloys, page 11

Forms of premelt

Noun
pluralpremelts
Verb
third-person singular presentpremelts
present participlepremelting
past participlepremelted
pastpremelted

Origin of premelt

From pre- + melt.

Questions about premelt

What does premelt mean?
Premelt means the melting of something prior to a subsequent process.
What part of speech is premelt?
Premelt can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of premelt?
The plural of premelt is premelts.

Words near premelt in the dictionary

  1. premelanocyte
  2. premelanocytes
  3. premelanosomal
  4. premelanosome
  5. premelanosomes
  6. premelt
  7. premelted
  8. premelting
  9. premelts
  10. premembrane
  11. prememories

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