wettability

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wed-

Proto-Germanic *wētaz

Proto-West Germanic *wāt

Old English wǣt

Middle English wet

English wet

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin -ābilis

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ts

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts

Proto-Italic *-tāts

Latin -tās

Latin -abilitas

Middle French -abletébor.

Middle English -ablete

English -ability

English wettability

From wet + -ability.

Noun

wettability (usually uncountable, plural wettabilities)

1. The ability of a solid surface to reduce the surface tension of a liquid in contact with it such that it spreads over the surface and wets it.

Translations

ability of a solid surface to reduce the surface tension of a liquid

• Japanese: 濡れ性 (ぬれせい, nuresei)
• Spanish: mojabilidad (es)