Capillarity

"Capillarity" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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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)

Descriptor ID

D002197

MeSH Number(s)

G02.842.850.327

Concept/Terms

Capillary Action

Capillarity

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Capillarity".

Biological Sciences [G]
Chemical Phenomena [G02]
Physicochemical Phenomena [G02.842]
Surface Properties [G02.842.850]
Capillary Action [G02.842.850.327]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Capillarity".

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