wettability
noun
wet·ta·bil·i·ty
ˌwe-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē 
: the quality or state of being wettable : the degree to which something can be wet
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One is our wettability enhancement technology.
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Kao Contributor, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
The adjuvants developed by Kao have high wettability and permeability.
—Kao Contributor, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
The reason has to do with the wettability of the container and the viscosity of the substance.
—H. Joachim Schlichting, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2021
Instead of focusing on the water or the light, the researchers from MIT and the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals looked at the surfaces where the two would interact, which can be measured using a metric called wettability.
—David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2017
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Kao Contributor, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
The adjuvants developed by Kao have high wettability and permeability.
—Kao Contributor, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
The reason has to do with the wettability of the container and the viscosity of the substance.
—H. Joachim Schlichting, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2021
Instead of focusing on the water or the light, the researchers from MIT and the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals looked at the surfaces where the two would interact, which can be measured using a metric called wettability.
—David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2017
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“Wettability.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wettability. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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