surfactants

Bedeutung (Englisch)

plural of surfactant

surfactant

  1. A surface-active agent, or wetting agent, capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid; typically organic compounds having a hydrophilic “head” and a hydrophobic “tail”.
  2. A lipoprotein in the tissues of the lung that reduces surface tension and permits more efficient gas transport.

Konzepte

Benetzungsmittel

Detergentium

Oberflächenaktives Mittel

Surfactant

Synonyme

surface active agents

Übersetzungen

مواد مُفعَلة للسطوح

tensioactivo

surfactant

agenti bagnanti

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