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(1849) Adhesive water, or Pellicular water
Water forming a film around soil particles over adsorption water and held by the forces of molecular attraction, but with less strength than adsorption water and without perceptible emission of heat. Adsorption water is entirely fixed, whereas pellicular water may move from one particle to another. Certain writers apply the term pellicular water also to adsorption water.

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