A chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved.
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Examples for "wetter"
Examples for "wetter"
1All could have more usual winter conditions as wetter conditions peter out.
2Monday will be potentially wetter still with the chance of a storm.
3It was colder and wetter than I'd ever known June could be.
4Deeper and deeper, wetter and wetter, colder and colder grew the mist.
5It is wetter than it need be, otherwise we are very jolly.
1The long bubble lifetime is the result of surfactant-induced surface tension changes.
2In the present study, we report that surfactant-associated protein-35 is also sulfated.
3However, administration of surfactant is currently not advised in adult respiratory failure.
4He was given surfactant, a March of Dimes-funded treatment, to help him breathe.
5It may have clinical implications on future application and development of surfactant preparations.
1The conductive coating of gold is removed using mercury, a non-wetting agent.
1The improved foaming and emulsifying properties indicated that the modified G might be potent as a novel surface-active agent.
Translations for surface-active agent