capillary action
NOUN
/kæpə,lɛri_'ækʃən/
16 LETTERS · STARTS WITH C
capillary action is a valid 16-letter word worth 24 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3A1P3I1L1L1A1R1Y4A1C3T1I1O1N1
3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =24 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 48TRIPLE WORD → 72
MEANING
What does capillary action mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting in the elevation or depression of liquids in capillaries.
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