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Wettability

The quality or state of being wettable or the degree to which something can be wet. This is also the ability of any solid surface to be wetted when in contact with a liquid whose surface tension is reduced so that the liquid spreads over the surface of the solid.

Year introduced: 1993

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    Tree Number(s): G02.409.500, G02.860.908

    MeSH Unique ID: D017155

    Entry Terms:

    • Wettabilities
    • Hygroscopicity
    • Hygroscopicities
    • Wetability
    • Wetabilities

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