Wetting
11wetting agent — n a substance that promotes the spreading of a liquid on a surface or the penetration of a liquid into a material esp. by becoming adsorbed in such a way that the liquid is no longer repelled * * * a substance that lowers the surface tension of… …
12Wetting agent — Wetting agent. См. Смачивающая добавка. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …
13wetting agent — wetting .agent n a chemical substance which, when spread on a solid surface, makes it hold liquid …
14wetting solution — wetting so.lution n [U and C] a liquid used for storing ↑contact lenses in, or for making them more comfortable to wear …
15wetting agent — n. any of a group of surface active agents which, when added to a liquid, cause the liquid to spread more easily over, or to penetrate, a solid surface …
16Wetting layer — In experimental physics, a wetting layer is a initial layer of atoms that is epitaxially grown on a surface upon which self assembled quantum dots or thin films are created. The atoms composing a wetting layer can be semimetallic… …
17Wetting-down — For the christening of fire engines, see Wetdown. Wetting down is a raucous ceremony observed in the U.S. and British Navies including the U.S. Coast Guard for newly promoted officers. Formerly, it always involved tossing the new officer in the… …
18wetting-out agent — noun see wetting agent * * * wetting agent or wetting out agent noun Any chemical that, added to a liquid, reduces its surface tension so that it is more readily spread over or absorbed by the materials it is applied to • • • Main Entry: ↑wet …
19wetting agent — A substance that reduces the surface tension of a liquid, causing the liquid to spread across or penetrate more easily the surface of a solid, making anything that is water soluble more quickly solved. Detergents and soaps generally accomplish …
20wetting ability — vilgymo geba statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Skysčio gebėjimas pasklisti kietojo kūno paviršiuje. atitikmenys: angl. wetting ability; wetting power vok. Benetzungseigenschaft, f; Benetzungsfähigkeit, f; Netzfähigkeit,… …
