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desmearing

desmearing is the present participle and gerund of desmear.

Meaning of desmear

Verb

desmear (third-person singular simple present desmears, present participle desmearing, simple past and past participle desmeared)

  1. To remove debris from a printed circuit board after holes have been drilled in it

Questions about desmearing

What is desmearing the present participle and gerund of?
Desmearing is the present participle and gerund of desmear.

Words near desmearing in the dictionary

  1. desmatosuchian
  2. desmatosuchians
  3. desmatosuchine
  4. desmatosuchines
  5. desmear
  6. desmearing
  7. desmethoxycurcumin
  8. desmethoxyyangonin
  9. desmethyl
  10. desmethyldiazepam
  11. desmethyldoxylamine

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