surfactant

Senso (Inglese)

  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.

Concetti

sinonimi

surface-active agent

surface active agent

surface active substance

tensio-active agent

surface-activator

Traduzioni

agent de surface

surfactant

tensioactiu

yüzetken

Netzmittel

oppervlakte-actieve stof

compostos tensioactivos

sürfektan

Pronunciato come (IPA)
/səɹˈfæktənt/
Etimologia (Inglese)

Blend of surface-active + agent.

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