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Chemical Phenomena > Surface Properties > Capillary Action

Preferred term

Capillary Action  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Wicking

Scope note

  • A phenomenon in which the surface of a liquid where it contacts a solid is elevated or depressed, because of the relative attraction of the molecules of the liquid for each other and for those of the solid. (from McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

History note

  • 2012 (1966)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002197

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