surfactants

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

surface active agents

Translations

مواد مُفعَلة للسطوح

surfactant

tensioactivo

Oberflächenaktives Mittel

agent de surface

Detergentium

agent tensioactif

agenti bagnanti

Benetzungsmittel

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