Definitions
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- verb fluid mechanics, nanoscience To undergo or cause the rupture of a thin liquid film on a liquid or solid substrate
- verb To remove
moisture from
Etymologies
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de- + wet
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Examples
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"dewet" - similar to the beading up of water droplets on a windshield.
Nano Tech Wire 2009
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DENSE FOG HAS DEVELOPED THIS MORNING OVER NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCON .. sciencebook Canada's Weather: The Climate that Shapes a Nation - by Chris St. Clair - Firefly Books. mugpieguy @The_Moiderer weather is middling here - greyish, coolish - nondescript really dewet My observer reckons that I'll be ready for my exam after one more.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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