dewet

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English

Etymology

de- +‎ wet

Verb

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  1. (fluid mechanics, nanoscience) To undergo or cause the rupture of a thin liquid film on a liquid or solid substrate
    • 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:
      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
    • 1995, Luis Cisneros-Zevallos et al., “Mechanism of Surface White Discoloration of Peeled (Minimally Processed) Carrots During Storage”, in Journal of Food Science‎[1]:
      To obtain normal surface moisture, the peeled carrots were dewetted by centrifuging with a salad spinner.

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