English

Verb

dewet ‎(third-person singular simple present dewets, present participle dewetting, simple past and past participle dewetted)

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:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2004.10.132:

     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:

     To obtain normal surface moisture, the peeled carrots were dewetted by centrifuging with a salad spinner.

Related terms

• rewet

See also

• Dewetting on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• tweed