variants:
or pre-rinse
prerinsed or pre-rinsed; prerinsing or pre-rinsing
Definition of prerinse
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to rinse (something) in preparation for further cleaning or treatment
prerinse a stained blouse If you run water over quinoa that hasn't been prerinsed you will see a soapy residue washing off.— Cheryl Forberg … a dishwasher that will clean all but the most caked-on, dried-on foods, without having to prerinse …— Merle Henkenius bought a bag of pre-rinsed greens
prerinse
nounvariants:
or pre-rinse
plural prerinses or pre-rinses
Definition of prerinse (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : an act or instance of prerinsing something
… shoes have a tendency to rot if you just leave the mud on them until the next time. If possible, therefore, give everything a prerinse, outdoors.— Richard Askwith To reap the full benefits, skip the pre-rinse and fill your machine to capacity.— Kimberly A. Daly
2 : a liquid used to prerinse something
… reuse of the detergent-rinse water mixture as a prerinse for the subsequent cleaning cycle.— Norman Marriott teeth whiteners with an acidic prerinse
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The first known use of prerinse was in 1924
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