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(dewet)

Verb

(dewett)

(fluid mechanics, nanoscience) To undergo or cause the rupture of a thin liquid film on a liquid or solid substrate

* {{quote-journal, 2004, Rada A. Pushkarova & Roger D. Horn, Surface forces measured between an air bubble and a solid surface in waterstar, open, Colloids and Surfaces A, volume=261, doi=10.1016/j.colsurfa.2004.10.132

, passage=It is well known that air bubbles attach to hydrophobic surfaces; in other words, such surfaces are partially dewetted by water.}}

To remove moisture from

* {{quote-journal, 1995, Luis Cisneros-Zevallos et al., Mechanism of Surface White Discoloration of Peeled (Minimally Processed) Carrots During Storage, Journal of Food Science citation

, passage=To obtain normal surface moisture, the peeled carrots were dewetted by centrifuging with a salad spinner.}}

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(bewet)

Verb

To wet or moisten profusely.

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