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descum

descum verb: to remove the scum from.

Verb

descum (third-person singular simple present descums, present participle descumming, simple past and past participle descummed)

  1. (transitive) To remove the scum from.

Noun

descum (uncountable)

  1. (semiconductors) The removal of residual photoresist to facilitate etching from wafers after photolithography.

Forms of descum

third-person singular presentdescums
present participledescumming
past participledescummed
pastdescummed

Origin of descum

From de- + scum.

Questions about descum

What does descum mean?
Descum means to remove the scum from.
What part of speech is descum?
Descum can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of descum?
The past tense of descum is descummed.

Words near descum in the dictionary

  1. descrives
  2. descriving
  3. descry
  4. descrying
  5. descs.
  6. descum
  7. descummed
  8. descumming
  9. descums
  10. descurainolide
  11. descurainolides

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