wettability

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noun

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.

OriginEnglish wet ← Middle English wet ← Old English wǣt →
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Meanings

nounwettability (usually uncountable, plural wettabilities)

plural wettabilities

  1. uncountableusuallyThe 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.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  2. Proto-Germanic*wētaz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*wāt
  4. Old Englishwǣt
  5. Middle Englishwet
  6. Englishwet
  7. Englishwettability

From wet + -ability.

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Translations

Japanese 濡れ性
  • 濡れ性 (nuresei)ability of a solid surface to reduce the surface tension of a liquid
Spanish mojabilidad
  • mojabilidadability of a solid surface to reduce the surface tension of a liquid
Cite this entry
APA

wettability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wettability

MLA

“wettability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wettability. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wettability,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wettability.

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