liquid tension
31Surface tension — For the work of fiction, see Surface Tension (short story). Surface tension is a property of the surface of a liquid that causes it to behave as an elastic sheet. It allows insects, such as the water strider (pond skater, UK), to walk on water.… …
32Drop (liquid) — For other uses of raindrop , see Raindrops (disambiguation). Droplet redirects here. For the type of applet in AppleScript which accepts files dropped onto it, see AppleScript#Applets and Droplets. Water drops falling from a tap. A drop or… …
33surface tension — Physics. the elasticlike force existing in the surface of a body, esp. a liquid, tending to minimize the area of the surface, caused by asymmetries in the intermolecular forces between surface molecules. [1875 80] * * * Property of a liquid… …
34High-performance liquid chromatography — An HPLC. From left to right: A pumping device generating a gradient of two different solvents, a steel enforced column and an apparatus for measuring the absorbance. Acronym HPLC Classification Chromatography …
35High performance liquid chromatography — Infobox chemical analysis name = High performance liquid chromatography caption =A HPLC. From left to right: A pumping device generating a gradient of two different solvents, a steel enforced column and an apparatus for measuring the absorbance.… …
36surface tension — n the attractive force exerted upon the surface molecules of a liquid by the molecules beneath that tends to draw the surface molecules into the bulk of the liquid and makes the liquid assume the shape having the least surface area * * * the… …
37surface tension — noun a phenomenon at the surface of a liquid caused by intermolecular forces (Freq. 4) • Hypernyms: ↑physical phenomenon • Hyponyms: ↑capillarity, ↑capillary action, ↑interfacial tension, ↑interfacial surface tension …
38Dishwashing liquid — in use Dishwashing liquid (BrE: washing up liquid), also known as dishwashing soap and dish soap, is a detergent used to assist in dishwashing. It is usually a highly foaming mixture of surfactants with low skin irritation, and is primarily used… …
39vapor tension — noun see vapor pressure * * * 1. See vapor pressure. 2. the maximum vapor pressure possible, at a given temperature, in a system composed of a liquid or solid substance in contact with the vapor of that substance. [1860 65] * * * vapor pressure… …
40Vapor tension — Vapor pressure Vapor pressure or Vapor tension Vapor tension . (Physics) The pressure or tension of a confined body of vapor of a chemical substance in equilibrium with the solid or liquid form of the substance. The pressure of a given saturated… …
