WETTING

Wetting

Wetting is the ability of a liquid to maintain contact with a solid surface, resulting from intermolecular interactions when the two are brought together. The degree of wetting is determined by a force balance between adhesive and cohesive forces. Wetting deals with the three phases of materials: gas, liquid and solid. It is now a center of attention in nanotechnology and nano-science studies due to the advent of many nano-materials in the past 2 decades .

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wetting

Noun

  1. The act of making something wet.
  2. The act of accidental urination on or in something.

Verb

wetting

Adjective

  1. That makes (something) wet.


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