"wettability" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: wettabilities [plural]
Etymology: wet + -ability Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wet|ability}} wet + -ability Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} wettability (usually uncountable, plural wettabilities)
  1. The ability of a solid surface to reduce the surface tension of a liquid in contact with it such that it spreads over the surface and wets it. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (ability of a solid surface to reduce the surface tension of a liquid): 濡れ性 (nuresei) (alt: ぬれせい) (Japanese), mojabilidad (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-wettability-en-noun-drcPg90U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ability

Inflected forms

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