Preferred Label : capillary action;

MeSH definition : A phenomenon in which the surface of a liquid where it contacts a solid is elevated or depressed, because of the relative attraction of the molecules of the liquid for each other and for those of the solid. (from McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed);

MeSH synonym : action, capillary; wicking;

MeSH Hyperonym : capillarity; Capillarities;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capillary action;

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A phenomenon in which the surface of a liquid where it contacts a solid is elevated or depressed, because of the relative attraction of the molecules of the liquid for each other and for those of the solid. (from McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

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