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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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Nearby words

  1. surface road,
  2. surface structure,
  3. surface tension,
  4. surface wave,
  5. surface-active,
  6. surface-printing,
  7. surface-ripened,
  8. surface-tension theory of narcosis,
  9. surface-to-air,
  10. surface-to-surface
Also called surfactant.
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