transitive verb
de·foamed, de·foam·ing, de·foams- To remove foam from.
- To prevent the formation of foam on.
defoam
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present defoams, present participle defoaming, simple past and past participle defoamed)
- To remove the foam from.
Origin
de- +"Ž foam
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