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  • noun Plural form of etchant.

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Examples

  • Some PFCs and SF6 are included in the Kyoto Protocol and have been used extensively within the semiconductor industry as plasma etchants.

    Archive 2008-07-01 EliRabett 2008

  • The scientists demonstrated that treatment with specific etchants reduced the growth of unwanted cells.

    Health News from Medical News Today 2009

  • If you go the DIY route, copper-clad boards, etchants, transfer films, and drill bits can all add up very fast.

    Popular Science 2009

  • Surface hardening of stainless steels, again this is a standard application for Ion (Plasma) Nitriding without the need to use etchants, blast media or other chemicals.

    ReadABlog.com New Blogs and RSS Feeds 2009

  • It’s onto these wafers that circuits will be etched, a process that involves another whole set of toxic metals, gases, solvents, and “etchants.”

    THE STORY OF STUFF Annie Leonard 2010

  • It’s onto these wafers that circuits will be etched, a process that involves another whole set of toxic metals, gases, solvents, and “etchants.”

    THE STORY OF STUFF Annie Leonard 2010

  • It’s onto these wafers that circuits will be etched, a process that involves another whole set of toxic metals, gases, solvents, and “etchants.”

    THE STORY OF STUFF Annie Leonard 2010

  • It’s onto these wafers that circuits will be etched, a process that involves another whole set of toxic metals, gases, solvents, and “etchants.”

    THE STORY OF STUFF Annie Leonard 2010

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