Title: wetting
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - wetting
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.WT07250
Status: current

Definition
Process by which an interface between a solid and a gas is replaced by an interface between the same solid and a liquid.

Related Term
- interface: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/I03082

Source
- PAC, 2004, 76, 1985. 'Definition of terms related to polymer blends, composites, and multiphase polymeric materials (IUPAC Recommendations 2004)' on page 1991 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200476111985)

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- xml: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/WT07250/xml

Citation: Citation: 'wetting' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.WT07250
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