Superhydrophobicity
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Superhydrophobicity is a noun meaning The quality of being extremely hydrophobic or repellent to water or of not being wetted.
Meaning
The quality of being extremely hydrophobic or repellent to water or of not being wetted.
Example Sentences
The key to long [battery] life is a property superhydrophobicity. This occurs when a drop of electorlyte or other liquid sits on top of a roughened nanostructured surface instead of wetting it. Zap the droplet with a burst of electricity or heat, however, and it wets the surface in a matter of milliseconds.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ultrahydrophobicity, hydrophobicity, hydrophilicity, superantiwettability, waterproofness, superoleophobicity.
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