| surface tension |
A measurement of how much the molecules on a liquid tend to like to stick to each other. If something has a high surface tension, it likes to bead up.
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| surface tension |
the elastic-like force in a body, especially a liquid, tending to minimize, or constrict, the area of the surface.
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| surfactant |
A surfactant is an ingredient that promotes an efficient mixture of oil and water.
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| surrogate mother |
A woman who gestates an embryo and then turns over the child to the infertile couple, who may be its genetic parents.
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| surge |
A rise in water level caused by strong wind or fluctuations in the atmospheric pressure. This term is usually applied to a sharp set-up effect at the downwind end of the lake, but thunderstorms can cause brief local storm surges in bays and harbours. See Set-up.
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