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Noun Concept
Categories: Hysteresis, Fluid mechanics, Surface science, Articles with short description
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wetting  hydrophobicity analysis  petal effect  wettability  wetted
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The act of making something wet WordNet 3.0
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The act of making something wet WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Wetting is the ability of a liquid to maintain contact with a solid surface, resulting from intermolecular interactions when the two are brought together. Wikipedia
A measure of how well a liquid sticks to a solid rather than forming a sphere on the surface Wikipedia Disambiguation
The act of making something wet. Wiktionary
Act of making something wet. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
change of state
adhesiveness
surface chemistry
HAS KIND
moistening
submersion
drenching
splash
watering
DERIVATION
wet
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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hydrophobicity analysis, petal effect, wettability, wetted, Young-Dupre, Young-Dupre equation, Young-Dupré equation, Young–Dupre, Young–Dupre equation, Young–Dupré equation

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