electrocapillarity

noun

the effect of electric charge on surface tension

Scrabble 27

Meanings

nounelectrocapillarity (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistrythe effect of electric charge on surface tension

Origin

  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Latinēlectrum
  3. Latinelectro-
  4. Englishelectro-
  5. Englishcapillarity
  6. Englishelectrocapillarity

From electro- + capillarity.

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electrocapillarity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrocapillarity

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“electrocapillarity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrocapillarity. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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