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Meanings of wetter 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

        Someone suffering from enuresis; someone who urinates while asleep in bed.

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              Examples for "surfactant"
              Examples for "surfactant"
              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
              1
              The improved foaming and emulsifying properties indicated that the modified G might be potent as a novel surface-active agent.
              Pubmed
              Usage of wetter in English
              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
              6
              This was a wetter reach of hills all summered, copper and slick.
              Iron Council
              7
              They did think that they saw which was not too much wetter.
              Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein / With Two Shorter Stories
              8
              The mud got sloppier and wetter and then it was the river.
              Rain Wild Chronicles 02 - Dragon Haven
              9
              It will get warmer on Sunday, up to 23C, but wetter too.
              News.com.au
              10
              God almighty, her cunt is wetter than he's ever known it before!
              The crimson petal and the white
              11
              If only Mars were warmer, wetter, more oxygen-y, the would-be Martians whine.
              Wired
              12
              Well, I can't get any wetter, and I'll work and keep warm.
              Added Upon / A Story
              13
              That is, surfactants make water wetter, and help us breathe easy as well.
              The Physics of Superheroes
              14
              Niwa meteorologist Ben Noll said the upcoming months are going to be wetter.
              Radio NZ
              15
              Global warming has made Ireland a bit colder and, apparently, wetter.
              The Irish Times
              16
              It blamed cooler, wetter weather and weaker consumer confidence for the weaker-than-expected performance.
              Reuters
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              Wetter through the time
              Wetter across language varieties
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