What's the difference between crewet and rewet?

Crewet


Definition:

  • (n.) See Cruet.

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Rewet


Definition:

  • (n.) A gunlock.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Ultrathin layers of polyacrylamide gel bound to glass can be washed, air-dried, and stored for at least 1 year before rewetting in ampholyte solutions for isoelectric focusing.
  • (2) The transient enhancement of PLTF stability arising from the instillation of these rewetting solutions is unlikely to provide a basis for prolonged symptomatic relief.
  • (3) Most care regimens used with rigid contact lenses are composed of three solutions: 1) a "cleaning" solution; 2) a "combination" solution intended for storage, disinfection, and wetting prior to placement of rigid lenses on the eye; and 3) an in-eye "rewetting" or "lubricating" solution.
  • (4) Subsamples were revived under laboratory conditions by rewetting, and the resulting complex microbial populations were analyzed.
  • (5) Rewetting allows the rapid survey of different ampholytes, gradient stabilizers, separator compounds, or protein reagents and is adaptable to concentration modification of the pH gradient (alone or with a gel overlay), to focusing in a transverse urea gradient, and to electrophoresis across a preformed pH gradient.
  • (6) Soft contact lens wearers complaining of "dry eye" are frequently prescribed rewetting drops, although the mode of action and efficacy of this treatment have not been established.
  • (7) Mawle had restored heather moorland, “rewetting” his land by blocking ditches to restore blanket bog, which is rich in rare sphagnum mosses, and also allowed his river to break out of its artificial banks and meander down the valley, reducing flood risk by slowing the progress of water into lowland Yorkshire.

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