From pre- + quench. <span class="searchmatch">prequench</span> (not comparable) Before quenching (rapid cooling). 2015, Michael Buchhold, Markus Heyl, Sebastian Diehl, “Prethermalization...
Interacting Luttinger Liquid”, in arXiv[1]: It features the crossover from a <span class="searchmatch">prequench</span> to a prethermal state, finally evolving towards a thermal state on increasing...