interfacial tension

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noun Physical Chemistry.

the surface tension at the interface of two liquids.

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That's a step forward from the tension of the past two years.
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The increasing tension between Obama's team and Bibi's reflects this basic divergence in interests.
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The controlling leaders being out of gear the machine did not run smoothly: there was nothing but friction and tension.
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It depends upon the fact that bile acids lower surface tension.
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During so long drawn out a suspense I tried to ease the tension by dictation.
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Throughout the country-side, wherever the echo of the wail was heard, a tension fell upon everything.
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