rewetting
Making wet twice
Rewetting is wetting something again after it has dried.
The term appears in technical contexts: rewetting a contact lens, rewetting soil after drought, rewetting drained peatlands to restore wetlands.
The conservation project focused on rewetting former marshland.
Completely saturated with liquid
- drenchingMaking thoroughly wet
- waterloggedSaturated with liquid
- soddenSaturated with liquid
- submersionBeing entirely underwater
immersion · permeation · absorption · penetration · flooding · reabsorption · percolation · seepage
Reducing or wetting slightly
- mistFine airborne moisture
- sprinkleLight scattering of particles
- moistenAdd slight wetness
- humidifyAdd atmospheric moisture
rehydrate · dew · spray · drizzle · fog · condensation · raindrops · teardrops
Replacing lost water
- reconstitutionRestoring original form
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- replenishmentRestoring depleted supply
- restorationReturning something to condition
revival · reactivation · refresh · reabsorbing · recovery
soaking
Completely saturated with liquid
- drenchingMaking thoroughly wet
- waterloggedSaturated with liquid
- soddenSaturated with liquid
submersion · immersion · permeation · absorption · penetration · flooding · reabsorption · percolation · seepage
dampening
Reducing or wetting slightly
humidify · rehydrate · dew · spray · drizzle · fog · condensation · raindrops · teardrops · droplets
rehydration
Replacing lost water
- reconstitutionRestoring original form
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- replenishmentRestoring depleted supply
restoration · revival · reactivation · refresh · reabsorbing · recovery
saline
Salt-water solution
- conservationconservation, wildlife, endangered, habitat, sanctuary
- print propertiessharpness, clarity, resolution, color accuracy, saturation
rewettingdrying
Moisture removal process
redrying · dehydrating · desiccating · parching · evaporating
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