departiculate en · VERB
Etymology
From de- + particulate.
Meanings
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(rare) To remove particles.
Water, while an excellent departiculating agent, is not as effective in removing nonpolar contaminants from surfaces.
1998, Samuel P. Sawan, Supercritical Fluid Cleaning: Fundamentals, Technology and Applications:Atomically, the system departiculates as the energy of the system moves into balanced equilibrium.
2016, Janet Myatt, The Divine Journey: Awakening to the Creative Process of Life:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| departiculates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| departiculated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| departiculated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| departiculating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |