wettability

[ wet-uh-bil-i-tee ]

noun

1. the condition of being wettable.
2. the degree or extent to which something absorbs or can be made to absorb moisture.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wettability¹

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

Example Sentences

The reason has to do with the wettability of the container and the viscosity of the substance.

From Scientific American

This concept could therefore offer opportunities for controlling interfacial adsorption even beyond wettability alteration.

From Nature

Tuning the wettability requires the balance between these surface-tension forces to be manipulated.

From Nature

Writing in Nature, Li et al.8 report an approach to tune the wettability of chemically robust hydrophilic surfaces by electrically controlling the adsorption and desorption of molecules called surfactants.

From Nature

The wettability of a solid surface for a particular liquid is determined by the chemical properties of the materials involved.

From Nature