• Dewet

    Origin

    - + wet

    Full definition of dewet

    Verb

    1. (fluid mechanics, nanoscience) 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.
    2. To remove moisture from
      • To obtain normal surface moisture, the peeled carrots were dewetted by centrifuging with a salad spinner.

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