"precool" meaning in English

See precool in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: precools [present, singular, third-person], precooling [participle, present], precooled [participle, past], precooled [past]
Etymology: From pre- + cool. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|cool}} pre- + cool Head templates: {{en-verb}} precool (third-person singular simple present precools, present participle precooling, simple past and past participle precooled)
  1. (transitive) To cool in advance. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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    },
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