wetting agent


wetting agent

noun

Definition of WETTING AGENT

: a substance that by becoming adsorbed prevents a surface from being repellent to a wetting liquid and is used especially in mixing solids with liquids or spreading liquids on surfaces

First Known Use of WETTING AGENT

1927

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