wettableadj.

Brit.

/ˈwɛtəbl/, U.S.

/ˈwɛdəb(ə)l/

Etymology: < wet v.

Admitting of being wetted.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > [adjective] > able to be made wet

wettable1885

the world > matter > chemistry > chemical properties > [adjective] > of or relating to wetting > wettable

wettable1885

1885 H. O. Forbes Naturalist's Wanderings Eastern Archipel. 484 His only wettable garment being his loin-cloth.

1903 W. R. Fisher tr. A. F. W. Schimper Plant-geogr. iii. i. 225 The foliage in a constantly humid climate is as a rule easily wettable.

1955 Rose Ann. 193 (advt.) Orthocide Wettable 50% Captan for black spot on roses.

1976 McGraw-Hill Yearbk. Sci. & Technol. 208/2 Spraying the wettable powder or flowable formulation results in distribution patterns that are particulate in form rather than lamellar.

Derivatives

wettaˈbility n. the property of being wettable; the degree to which something may be wetted (wet v. 1b).

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > chemistry > chemical properties > [noun] > property of being wettable

wettability1913

1913 Chem. Abstr. 7 3441 The wetting of glass by different pairs of liquids was investigated with special reference to the effect of prolonged wetting upon the ‘wetability’.

1933 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 225 329 The ‘wettability’ of the particle in water.

1973 Nature 2 Mar. 14/1 The wettability of leaf surfaces is influenced by the fine structure and chemical composition of the wax.

1977 J. L. Harper Population Biol. Plants xi. 379 Larrea affects the water relations of the soil surrounding the plants, reducing soil wettability.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wettable
释义	wettableadj. Brit. /ˈwɛtəbl/, U.S. /ˈwɛdəb(ə)l/ Etymology: < wet v. Admitting of being wetted. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > [adjective] > able to be made wet wettable1885 the world > matter > chemistry > chemical properties > [adjective] > of or relating to wetting > wettable wettable1885 1885 H. O. Forbes Naturalist's Wanderings Eastern Archipel. 484 His only wettable garment being his loin-cloth. 1903 W. R. Fisher tr. A. F. W. Schimper Plant-geogr. iii. i. 225 The foliage in a constantly humid climate is as a rule easily wettable. 1955 Rose Ann. 193 (advt.) Orthocide Wettable 50% Captan for black spot on roses. 1976 McGraw-Hill Yearbk. Sci. & Technol. 208/2 Spraying the wettable powder or flowable formulation results in distribution patterns that are particulate in form rather than lamellar. Derivatives wettaˈbility n. the property of being wettable; the degree to which something may be wetted (wet v. 1b). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > chemical properties > [noun] > property of being wettable wettability1913 1913 Chem. Abstr. 7 3441 The wetting of glass by different pairs of liquids was investigated with special reference to the effect of prolonged wetting upon the ‘wetability’. 1933 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 225 329 The ‘wettability’ of the particle in water. 1973 Nature 2 Mar. 14/1 The wettability of leaf surfaces is influenced by the fine structure and chemical composition of the wax. 1977 J. L. Harper Population Biol. Plants xi. 379 Larrea affects the water relations of the soil surrounding the plants, reducing soil wettability. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1885
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