surfactant

Significado (Inglês)

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.

Conceitos

compostos tensioactivos

tensoativo

surfactante

tensioativo

Sinônimos

surface-active agent

surface active agent

wetter

wetting agent

spreader

surface active substance

tenside

tensio-active agent

surface-activator

Traduções

tensioattivo

tensioactif

tensoactivo

Tensid

agent de surface

surfattante

surfactante

surfactante

surfactant

tensioactiu

oppervlakte-actieve stof

Netzmittel

tensio-actif

agente tensioattivo

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/səɹˈfæktənt/

Etimologia (Inglês)

Blend of surface-active + agent.