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electrowetting

electrowetting noun: the modification of the wetting properties of a (typically hydrophobic) surface by means of an applied electric field.

Noun

electrowetting (uncountable)

  1. The modification of the wetting properties of a (typically hydrophobic) surface by means of an applied electric field.

Origin of electrowetting

From electro- + wetting.

Questions about electrowetting

What does electrowetting mean?
Electrowetting means the modification of the wetting properties of a (typically hydrophobic) surface by means of an applied electric field.
What part of speech is electrowetting?
Electrowetting is a noun.

Words near electrowetting in the dictionary

  1. electroweak interaction
  2. electroweakino
  3. electroweakinos
  4. electrowelded
  5. electrowelding
  6. electrowetting
  7. electrowin
  8. electrowinning
  9. electrowins
  10. electrowon
  11. electrozone

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