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viscous fingering

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-029777

The formation of finger-shaped irregularities at the leading edge of a displacing fluid in a porous medium which moves out ahead of the main body of a fluid.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-029777
FieldEnvironment
SubjectChemicals, toxics and pesticides
ReferencesLeaking Underground Storage Tanks Sites Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-029777",
  "term": "viscous fingering",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The formation of finger-shaped irregularities at the leading edge of a displacing fluid in a porous medium which moves out ahead of the main body of a fluid.",
  "subject": "Chemicals, toxics and pesticides",
  "references": [
    "Leaking Underground Storage Tanks Sites Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/viscous-fingering/"
}

Record 29,777 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.