adhesional wetting

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00140
A process in which an adhesional joint is formed between two phases.
Source:
PAC, 1972, 31, 577. (Manual of Symbols and Terminology for Physicochemical Quantities and Units, Appendix II: Definitions, Terminology and Symbols in Colloid and Surface Chemistry) on page 597 [Terms] [Paper]