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wettability

[ wet-uh-bil-i-tee ]

noun

  1. the condition of being wettable.
  2. the degree or extent to which something absorbs or can be made to absorb moisture.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of wettability1

First recorded in 1925–30; wett(able) + -ability
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Example Sentences

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The reason has to do with the wettability of the container and the viscosity of the substance.

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This concept could therefore offer opportunities for controlling interfacial adsorption even beyond wettability alteration.

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Tuning the wettability requires the balance between these surface-tension forces to be manipulated.

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Writing in Nature, Li et al.8 report an approach to tune the wettability of chemically robust hydrophilic surfaces by electrically controlling the adsorption and desorption of molecules called surfactants.

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The wettability of a solid surface for a particular liquid is determined by the chemical properties of the materials involved.

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