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Meanings of surface-active agent in English

Portuguese
compostos tensioactivos
Catalan
tensioactiu
Spanish
tensoactivo

A chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved.

compostos tensioactivos
Synonyms
Examples for "wetter"
Examples for "wetter"
1
All could have more usual winter conditions as wetter conditions peter out.
News.com.au
2
Monday will be potentially wetter still with the chance of a storm.
News.com.au
3
It was colder and wetter than I'd ever known June could be.
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
4
Deeper and deeper, wetter and wetter, colder and colder grew the mist.
In Indian Mexico (1908)
5
It is wetter than it need be, otherwise we are very jolly.
Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2
1
The long bubble lifetime is the result of surfactant-induced surface tension changes.
Pubmed
2
In the present study, we report that surfactant-associated protein-35 is also sulfated.
Pubmed
3
However, administration of surfactant is currently not advised in adult respiratory failure.
Pubmed
4
He was given surfactant, a March of Dimes-funded treatment, to help him breathe.
Ebony
5
It may have clinical implications on future application and development of surfactant preparations.
Pubmed
1
The conductive coating of gold is removed using mercury, a non-wetting agent.
Pubmed
Usage of surface-active agent in English
1
The improved foaming and emulsifying properties indicated that the modified G might be potent as a novel surface-active agent.
Pubmed
Translations for surface-active agent