"dewet" meaning in English

See dewet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: dewets [present, singular, third-person], dewetting [participle, present], dewetted [participle, past], dewetted [past]
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  1. (fluid mechanics, nanoscience) To undergo or cause the rupture of a thin liquid film on a liquid or solid substrate
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  2. To remove moisture from
    Sense id: en-dewet-en-verb-vzApNrMg Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 43 57 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: rewet

Inflected forms

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