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defoam

defoam verb: to remove the foam from.

Verb

defoam (third-person singular simple present defoams, present participle defoaming, simple past and past participle defoamed)

  1. (transitive) To remove the foam from.

Forms of defoam

third-person singular presentdefoams
present participledefoaming
past participledefoamed
pastdefoamed

Origin of defoam

From de- + foam.

Words formed from defoam

Words that rhyme with defoam

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Questions about defoam

What does defoam mean?
Defoam means to remove the foam from.
What part of speech is defoam?
Defoam is a verb.
What is the past tense of defoam?
The past tense of defoam is defoamed.

Words near defoam in the dictionary

  1. defluxions
  2. defly
  3. defn
  4. defns
  5. defo
  6. defoam
  7. defoamed
  8. defoamer
  9. defoamers
  10. defoaming
  11. defoams

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