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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Capillary Action
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Acción Capilar
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Ação Capilar
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Synonyms English:
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Action, Capillary
Capillarities
Capillarity
Wicking
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Tree Number:
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G02.860.327
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Definition English:
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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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See Related English:
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Capillaries
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History Note English:
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2012 (1966)
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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2229
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Unique Identifier:
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D002197
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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