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  2. Capillary action - Wikipedia

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    Capillary action of water (polar) compared to mercury (non-polar), in each case with respect to a polar surface such as glass (≡Si–OH). Capillary action (sometimes called capillarity, capillary motion, capillary rise, capillary effect, or wicking) is the process of a liquid flowing in a narrow space without the assistance of external forces like gravity.

  3. Wicking - Wikipedia

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    Wicking may refer to: Capillary action, the ability of a liquid to flow in narrow spaces; Christopher Wicking (1943–2008), British screenwriter and film critic;

  4. Moisture management - Wikipedia

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    Moisture-wicking clothes adsorb the liquid sweat on the skin and spread it along the surface of the fibres by capillary attraction to the external surface of the clothing, which is exposed to drier air, and where it evaporates more quickly, in comparison with a clothing item which absorbs and retains the water in the fibres.

  5. Glossary of environmental science - Wikipedia

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    froogle [7] [8] - a play on the word frugal; people who lead low-consumption life-styles: a person who is part of a new movement towards self-sufficiency and waste-reduction achieved by bartering goods and services especially through the internet, making their own products, soap, clothes, and breeding chickens and goats, growing their own food ...

  6. Candle wick - Wikipedia

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    A candle wick works by capillary action, conveying ("wicking") the fuel to the flame. When the liquid fuel, typically melted candle wax, reaches the flame it then vaporizes and combusts. In other words, the wick brings the liquified wax up into the flame to burn. [1] The candle wick influences how the candle burns.

  7. Wetting - Wikipedia

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    Water bead on a fabric that has been made non-wetting by chemical treatment. Wetting is the ability of a liquid to displace gas to maintain contact with a solid surface, resulting from intermolecular interactions when the two are brought together. [1]

  8. The best back braces of 2025, according to experts - AOL

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    Made from moisture-wicking and breathable material, the brace’s lightweight design makes it easy to wear under clothing. ... Certain conditions may require full-time brace treatment, meaning the ...

  9. Layered clothing - Wikipedia

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    Commentators find the meaning unclear, discussing whether the apostles should "not put on two coats; that is, at a time; an inner and an outward one, or one at one time, and another at another". [5] Some translations suggest the words refer to a change of clothes; [ 6 ] the equivalent texts in Matthew's Gospel and Luke's Gospel are generally ...