de|foam´er

de|foam´er
de|foam «dee FOHM», transitive verb.
to remove foam or bubbles from: »

This mixture is then defoamed and the freshly oxygenated blood is sent to the pump for return to the body (Science News Letter).

de|foam´er, noun.

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