preswell

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ swell.

Verb

preswell (third-person singular simple present preswells, present participle preswelling, simple past and past participle preswelled)

1. To cause to become engorged with fluid prior to some other operation.
   • 1949, Herman Joseph Yagoda, Radioactive measurements with nuclear emulsions, page 60:

     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.

   • 1964, Government Reports Announcements:

     Dioctyl phthalate is used to preswell the polymers up to 50% by volume.

   • 1968, Forest Products Journal - Volume 18, page 50:

     Most workers, nevertheless, have attempted to interpenetrate the cell wall with monomer by preswelling with water or an oxygenated solvent.

   • 1984, Robert Wade Brown, Residential Foundations: Design, Behavior, and Repair, page 65:

     The principal areas covered are deep grouting with several variations, French drains, and forced water techniques designed to preswell the clay.

   • 2001, Roberto Bruzzone, Christian Giaume, Connexin Methods and Protocols, →ISBN, page 245:

     While incubating with the primary antibody, preswell the protein A–Sepharose beads overnight.