noun
mercury intrusion; mercury porosimetry
Technical term in materials science and porosimetry; refers to forcing mercury into pores under pressure to measure pore size distribution.
水銀圧入法で多孔質材料の細孔径分布を測定した。
The pore size distribution of the porous material was measured by mercury intrusion porosimetry.
Compound of 水銀 (mercury) + 圧入 (pressing in, injection under pressure).