etchant
- noun
- /ˈɛtʃənt/
- Specialized
:
grabador
- The engineer applied the etchant to the metal surface, successfully removing the unwanted layer.
- etchant molecules
Examples
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After the resist was stripped, the copper layer was spray-etched with an etchant containing 10 g/l ferric ammonium sulfate and 10 cc/l sulfuric acid.
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The typical Cr etchant is an alkaline KMnO4 solution followed by an oxalic acid rinse.
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How about making your own circuit boards by melting copper etchant?
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We still have surfaces on which etchant atoms or molecules adsorb, and we still have changes in the structure of the surface when the etch products are removed.
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With time, the etchant molecules in the solution would react with atoms of the exposed surface to form reaction products that would dissolve, thereby removing material from the surface.
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Multilevel thin-film processing on alumina substrates exposes metal features on top and bottom surfaces to various acids and alkaline etchants more than ten times during normal processing.
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One could presume that a surface exposed to an etchant would quickly become too rough for an STM probe to distinguish atomic order, like the deeply and irregularly etched surface depicted schematically in figure lb.
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Adhesive bonding (IPS Ceramic etchant/Monobond S/Variolink II, Ivoclar Vivadent) was preferred in the following situations: Abutment height of 4 mm or less.
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Using an etchant is essential in the manufacturing process to create precise designs on circuit boards.
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Before engraving, the artist prepared the glass by coating it with an etchant that would create intricate patterns.
How Corrosive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word etchant comes from etch, a word that long ago was used like the simple word eat to mean 'to eat into' or 'bite' a surface. So an etchant is a chemical that 'eats away' or removes material from a surface, which is why it is used for engraving and manufacturing.