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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

descum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-s-cum
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove the scum from.

Transitive verb

noun

The removal of residual photoresist to facilitate etching from wafers after photolithography.

Uncountable

Etymology

From de- + scum.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

descums (present, singular) descumming (participle, present) descummed (participle, past) descummed (past)

Questions

What does descum mean?
To remove the scum from.
Where does descum come from?
From de- + scum.

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