surface-active agent

[ sur-fis-ak-tiv ]
/ ˈsɜr fɪsˌæk tɪv /

noun Chemistry.

any substance that when dissolved in water or an aqueous solution reduces its surface tension or the interfacial tension between it and another liquid.

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Also called surfactant.

Words nearby surface-active agent

surface road, surface structure, surface tension, surface wave, surface-active, surface-active agent, surface-printing, surface-ripened, surface-tension theory of narcosis, surface-to-air, surface-to-surface
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