surfactant

Significado (Inglés)

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.

Conceptos

tensoactivo

surfactante

tensioactivo

agente tensoactivo

compuesto tensoactivo

Sinónimos

surface-active agent

surface active agent

wetter

wetting agent

spreader

surface active substance

tenside

tensio-active agent

surface-activator

Traducciones

tensioattivo

tensioactif

Tensid

agent de surface

surfattante

surfactante

surfactant

tensioactiu

oppervlakte-actieve stof

compostos tensioactivos

Netzmittel

agente tensioattivo

tensio-actif

tensoativo

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/səɹˈfæktənt/

Etimología (Inglés)

Blend of surface-active + agent.