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The polymer-chain-like model of three-phase (triple) line enables rough estimation of entropic input into the value of line tension, estimated as      \u0393  e n   \u2245    k B  T    d m    \u2245   10   \u2212 11   N    , where      d m      is the diameter of the liquid molecule. The introduction of the polymer-chain-like model of the triple line is justified by the \u201cwater string\u201d model of the liquid state, predicting strong orientation effects for liquid molecules located near hydrophobic moieties. 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