Wetter (Noun)
Meaning 1
A workman who wets the work in a manufacturing process.
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 2
Someone suffering from enuresis; someone who urinates while asleep in bed.
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 3
A chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The manufacturers of detergents often add a wetter to their products to improve their effectiveness at cleaning surfaces.
- In the pesticide formulation, a nonionic wetter was used to improve the spreadability of the active ingredients on plant leaves.
- The paint contained a wetter that helped the coating spread evenly on the metal surface.
- A surfactant-based wetter was used to enhance the absorption of the herbicide into the soil.
- The adhesive formulation included a wetter that improved the bonding strength by reducing the surface tension of the adhesive.