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dewetting

dewetting is the present participle and gerund of dewet.

Meaning of dewet

Verb

dewet (third-person singular simple present dewets, present participle dewetting, simple past and past participle dewetted)

  1. (fluid mechanics) To undergo or cause the rupture of a thin liquid film on a liquid or solid substrate
    • It is well known that air bubbles attach to hydrophobic surfaces; in other words, such surfaces are partially dewetted by water.2004, Rada A. Pushkarova, Roger D. Horn, “Surface forces measured between an air bubble and a solid surface in waterstar, open”, in Colloids and Surfaces A, volume 261, →DOI
  2. To remove moisture from
    • To obtain normal surface moisture, the peeled carrots were dewetted by centrifuging with a salad spinner.1995, Luis Cisneros-Zevallos et al., “Mechanism of Surface White Discoloration of Peeled (Minimally Processed) Carrots During Storage”, in Journal of Food Science

Questions about dewetting

What is dewetting the present participle and gerund of?
Dewetting is the present participle and gerund of dewet.

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