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| cap·il·lar·y ac·tion |
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attraction of liquid surface to solid: a phenomenon in which a liquid's surface rises, falls, or becomes distorted in shape where it is in contact with a solid. It is caused by the difference between the relative attraction of the molecules of the liquid for each other and for those of the solid.
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