Associations to the word «Surfactant»
Noun
- Layer
- Fig
- Hardness
- Pharmaceutical
- Spectrometry
- Deficiency
- Diffusion
- Agent
- Distress
- Sac
- Substrate
- Corrosion
- Magnesium
- Chain
- Plastic
- Complex
- Graphite
- Seawater
- Affinity
- Detection
- Ratio
- Microscopy
- Removal
- Fibre
- Pairing
- Fertilizer
- Stripping
- Decrease
- Sol
- Substance
- Wax
- Parameter
- Ag
- Insecticide
- Tab
- Mobility
- Dysfunction
- Hydrogen
- Assay
- Scattering
- Convection
- Pseudo
- Flooding
- Tail
- Sis
- Suspension
- Carbon
- Utilization
- Accumulation
- Cu
- Serum
- Drag
- Decomposition
- Ps
- Cl
- Prod
- Antibiotic
- Nitrate
- Peg
- Pb
- Microbe
- Precipitation
- Presence
- Filtration
- Incorporation
- Formation
- Tem
- Sur
- Ard
- Cathode
- Steroid
- Potential
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
SURFACTANT, noun. (chemistry) A surface active agent, or wetting agent, capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid; typically organic compounds having a hydrophilic "head" and a hydrophobic "tail".
SURFACTANT, noun. (biochemistry) A lipoprotein in the tissues of the lung that reduces surface tension and permits more efficient gas transport.
Dictionary definition
SURFACTANT, noun. A chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved.
Wise words
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