Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preflush

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-flush
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A preliminary flush

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From pre- + flush.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Inflected Forms

preflushes (plural)

Questions

What does preflush mean?: A preliminary flush
Where does preflush come from?: From pre- + flush.

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