A liquid is said to wet a solid if the contact angle between the solid and the liquid, measured through the liquid, lies between 0 and 90°, and not to wet the solid if the contact angle lies between 90 and 180°.

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No references found			But a wet snow, melting to sleet, had fallen in the night and turned the roads to glass. Ethan Frome by Wharton, Edith View in context The sky was dark and gloomy, the air was damp and raw, the streets were wet and sloppy. The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club by Dickens, Charles View in context He landed wet and soppily against Skipper's rain-wet chest, his tail bobbing frantically against Skipper's containing arm, his body wriggling, his tongue dabbing madly all over Skipper's chin and mouth and cheeks and nose. Jerry of the Islands by London, Jack View in context			Westmorland Westmorland, Charles Neville, 6th earl of Westmorland, Ralph Neville, 1st earl of Westmount Weston Weston Bend State Park Weston County Weston standard cell Weston, Edward Weston-super-Mare Westphal Balance Westphal's pupillary reflex Westphal-Pilcz reflex Westphalia Westphalia, Peace Westphalia, Peace of Westphalia, Treaty of 1648 Westphalian Westphalian Layer Westport Westport Light State Park Westport-Union Landing State Beach westward intensification Westwood westwork wet wet adiabat wet and dry bulb thermometer wet ashing wet assay wet blasting wet cell wet classifier wet cleaning wet climate wet collector wet construction wet contact wet cooling tower wet corrosion wet criticality wet drawing wet dream wet drill wet electrolytic capacitor wet emplacement wet engine wet flashover voltage wet gas wet glazing wet grinding			Westwinds Music Society Westwood Westwood Westwood Westwood Computers & Networking Westwood Environmental Action Committee Westwood Gardens Civic Association Westwood High Westwood High School Westwood Homestead Financial Corporation Westwood Motorcycle Racing Club Westwood Neighborhood Council Westwood One Westwood Online Westwood Storyboard Internet Westwood Studios Exposed Westwood United Methodist Church Westwork Westy Westy Westy armadillo syndrome Westy armadillo syndrome Westy armadillo syndrome WESU WESV WESVARRDEC WESYP wet wet (one's) whistle wet (one's) whistle Wet Aanvullende Regels Veiligheid Wegtunnels wet adiabat Wet Adiabatic Lapse Rate Wet Administratiefrechtelijke Handhaving Verkeersvoorschriften Wet air oxidation Wet Algemene Bepalingen Milieuhygiëne Wet Allocatie Arbeidskrachten Door Intermediairs wet and dry bulb thermometer Wet and messy Wet and Wild Wet Annular Burnable Absorber Wet Annular Poison Assembly Wet Anode Tantalum Wet Arbeid Buitenlandse Werknemers Wet Arbeid Gehandicapte Werknemers Wet Arbeid Mijnbouw Noordzee Wet Arbeidsongeschiktheidsverzekering Zelfstandigen Wet Arbeidsongeschiktheidsvoorziening Jonggehandicapten Wet Arbeidsvoorwaarden Grensoverschrijdende Arbeid wet ashing wet assay Wet Atmospheric Deposition of Nitrogen Wet Backs

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