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Surface Tension MeSH Descriptor Data 2023


MeSH Heading
Surface Tension
Tree Number(s)
G02.860.816
Unique ID
D013500
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013500
Annotation
NIM
Scope Note
The force acting on the surface of a liquid, tending to minimize the area of the surface. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)
Entry Term(s)
Interfacial Force
Interfacial Tension
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2016/06/17
Surface Tension Preferred
Interfacial Force Narrower
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