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(fluid mechanics, nanoscience) 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.
To obtain normal surface moisture, the peeled carrots were dewetted by centrifuging with a salad spinner.
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Dewet means (fluid mechanics, nanoscience) To undergo or cause the rupture of a thin liquid film on a liquid or solid substrate.
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It is well known that air bubbles attach to hydrophobic surfaces; in other words, such surfaces are partially dewetted by water.
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