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MeSH Heading: Wettability
Tree Number(s): G02.409.500; G02.860.908
Unique ID: D017155
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017155
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): Hygroscopicity; Wetability
Previous Indexing: Surface Properties (1968-1992)
See Also: Electrowetting
Public MeSH Note: 93
History Note: 93
Date Established: 1993/01/01
Date of Entry: 1992/05/22
Revision Date: 2016/06/17

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