wick,moisture-wicking, capillary action

Muscling Into the Mainstream
By DAVID COLMAN
Can Under Armour, a line of moisture-wicking compression garments designed to wear under sports uniforms, beloved by football players, body builders and soldiers, make it to the majors?

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wick
n.

1. A cord or strand of loosely woven, twisted, or braided fibers, as on a candle or oil lamp, that draws up fuel to the flame by capillary action.
2. A piece of material that conveys liquid by capillary action.

tr. & intr.v., wicked (wĭkt), wick·ing, wicks.

To convey or be conveyed by capillary action: water gradually wicking up through the bricks.

[Middle English wike, from Old English wēoce.]

wicking The action of absorption by means of capillary action.

cap・il・lar・y

━━ a., n. 毛のような; 毛細管（の）.
cap・il・lar・i・ty
　━━ n. 毛（細）管現象.
capillary attraction [action]　毛管引力.
capillary tube　毛（細）管.