wettability

[ wet-uh-bil-i-tee ]

/ ˌwɛt əˈbɪl ɪ ti /

noun

the condition of being wettable.

the degree or extent to which something absorbs or can be made to absorb moisture.

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Nearby words

wetbike, wether, wethersfield, wetland, wetproof, wettability, wettable, wetterhorn, wettie, wetting agent, wetware

Origin of wettability

First recorded in 1925–30; wett(able) + -ability

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