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.

DUI

D017155 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0026055

Previous indexing

Surface Properties (1968-1992)

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