dedust
dedust verb: to remove the dust from.
Verb
dedust (third-person singular simple present dedusts, present participle dedusting, simple past and past participle dedusted)
- To remove the dust from.
- Today, janitor Duck, you'll polish the stones! […] This collection of rubble from the ancient Inca ruins of Peru has been gathering dust for sixty years! Dedust it!1949, “Lost in the Andes!”, in Donald Duck
- Therefore, it is important to study wet dedusting to achieve higher dust removal efficiency on the fully mechanized face.2015 July 15, Gang Zhou et al., “Effects of Oxygen Element and Oxygen-Containing Functional Groups on Surface Wettability of Coal Dust with Various Metamorphic Degrees Based on XPS Experiment”, in...
- Synonyms:
- dust
Synonyms of dedust
Forms of dedust
| third-person singular present | dedusts |
|---|---|
| present participle | dedusting |
| past participle | dedusted |
| past | dedusted |
Origin of dedust
From de- + dust.
Words formed from dedust
Questions about dedust
- What does dedust mean?
- Dedust means to remove the dust from.
- What part of speech is dedust?
- Dedust is a verb.
- What is the past tense of dedust?
- The past tense of dedust is dedusted.
Words near dedust in the dictionary
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