dewet en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Germanic *wētaz Proto-West Germanic *wāt Old English wǣt Middle English wet English wet English dewet From de- + wet.
Meanings
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(qualifier:fluid mechanics) 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.
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:
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To remove moisture from
To obtain normal surface moisture, the peeled carrots were dewetted by centrifuging with a salad spinner.
1995, Luis Cisneros-Zevallos et al., “Mechanism of Surface White Discoloration of Peeled (Minimally Processed) Carrots During Storage”, in Journal of Food Science:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dewetted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| dewetted | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| dewetting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| dewets | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |