preseed
UK/pɹiːˈsiːd/
preseed verb: to seed in advance.
Verb
preseed (third-person singular simple present preseeds, present participle preseeding, simple past and past participle preseeded)
- To seed in advance.
- […] I loaned them the valve that they used to seed the clouds or preseed them with liquid nitrate solution […]
- Also included in the menu is the possibility to preseed the entire LSE matrix to any desired level, thus providing a base for many classes of experiment.1982, Francis R. Pettit, Post-Digital Electronics, page 146
Noun
UK/ˈpɹiːˌsiːd/
preseed (plural preseeds)
- A medium specially prepared for a seeding operation.
- The preseed is then transferred aseptically to 20-liter seed tanks [....]1988, Roman Saliwanchik, Protecting Biotechnology Inventions: A Guide for Scientists, page 157
- The preseed was incubated with mild agitation at 30 "C for 24 h.1990, DE Steinmeyer, ML Shuler, “Continuous operation of a pressure-cycled membrane bioreactor”, in Biotechnology Progress
Adjective
UK/ˈpɹiːˌsiːd/
preseed (comparative more preseed, superlative most preseed)
- Before a seeding or seed stage of development.
- Increases in one experiment ranged from 10 to 200 times the preseed rainfall from the individual clouds, [....]1972, John Gliedman, Terror from the Sky: North Viet-Nam's Dikes and the U. S. Bombing, page 71
- There are many traditional sources of funding, but for new spin-off company creation, gaining access to early stage (angel, preseed, and seed) [...]2006, Elliott C. Kulakowski, Lynne U. Chronister, Research Administration and Management, page 799
Examples of preseed in a sentence
- Under this scheme, an outbreak of influenza in one year would preseed the population to give a pattern of latent infectives from which a subsequent outbreak would arise in a later year.1986, Andrew David Cliff, Peter Haggett, J. K. Ord, Spatial Aspects of Influenza Epidemics, page 18:
- If you haven't been able to preseed the filter with bacteria from another aquarium […]1998, Joyce D. Wilkerson, Clownfishes: A Guide to Their Captive Care, Breeding & Natural History, page 93:
- Preseed plates by spreading approximately 108 phage each of λKH54 and λKH54h80.2003, Peter E. Vaillancourt, E. Coli Gene Expression Protocols, page 245:
- The totality of the preseed culture is added into the final culture composed of the same medium.2007, Sylvie Doublié, Macromolecular Crystallography Protocols, page 31:
Forms of preseed
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | preseeds |
| present participle | preseeding |
| past participle | preseeded |
| past | preseeded |
| Noun | |
| plural | preseeds |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more preseed |
| superlative | most preseed |
Origin of preseed
From pre- + seed.
Questions about preseed
- What does preseed mean?
- Preseed means to seed in advance.
- How do you use preseed in a sentence?
- Under this scheme, an outbreak of influenza in one year would preseed the population to give a pattern of latent infectives from which a subsequent outbreak would arise in a later year.
- What part of speech is preseed?
- Preseed can be a verb, a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce preseed?
- Preseed is pronounced /pɹiːˈsiːd/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of preseed?
- The past tense of preseed is preseeded.
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