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capillarity
noun(cap-il-lar-i-ty)
the property or state of being capillary
capillarity
noun(cap-il-lar-i-ty)
the action by which the surface of a liquid where it is in contact with a solid (as in a capillary tube) is elevated or depressed depending on the relative attraction of the molecules of the liquid for each other and for those of the solid

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