"dewet" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: dewets [present, singular, third-person], dewetting [participle, present], dewetted [participle, past], dewetted [past]
Etymology: From de- + wet. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|wet}} de- + wet Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} dewet (third-person singular simple present dewets, present participle dewetting, simple past and past participle dewetted)
  1. (fluid mechanics, nanoscience) To undergo or cause the rupture of a thin liquid film on a liquid or solid substrate Categories (topical): Mechanics
    Sense id: en-dewet-en-verb-~vGWuT1Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25
  2. To remove moisture from
    Sense id: en-dewet-en-verb-vzApNrMg Categories (other): English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: rewet

Inflected forms

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