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gettered

gettered is the simple past and past participle of getter.

Meaning of getter

Verb

getter (third-person singular simple present getters, present participle gettering, simple past and past participle gettered)

  1. (transitive) To remove gas by sorption, using a getter.
    • Many reactive metals rapidly pump large quantities of active gases because they getter (react with) the gases.2003, John F. O'Hanlon, chapter 14, in A Users Guide to Vacuum Technology, →ISBN, page 247
    Synonyms:
    get

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Questions about gettered

What is gettered the simple past and past participle of?
Gettered is the simple past and past participle of getter.

Words near gettered in the dictionary

  1. Gettels
  2. Gettemeier
  3. getten
  4. getter
  5. getter-up
  6. gettered
  7. gettering
  8. getterings
  9. getters
  10. getters-up
  11. gettest

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