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Meaning of dewet | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. To undergo or cause the rupture of a thin liquid film on a liquid or solid substrate
  2. To remove moisture from

Examples

“It is well known that air bubbles attach to hydrophobic surfaces; in other words, such surfaces are partially dewetted by water.”
“To obtain normal surface moisture, the peeled carrots were dewetted by centrifuging with a salad spinner.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

dewets dewetted dewetting dewhisker dewhiskered dewhiskering

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