surface-active agent Label
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DefGEMET: A substance that, when used in small quantities, modifies the surface properties of liquids or solids. A surface-active agent reduces surface tension in a fluid or the interfacial tension between two immiscible fluids, such as oil and water. Surfactants are particularly useful in accomplishing the wetting or penetration of solids by aqueous liquids and serve in the manner of detergent, emulsifying, or dispersing agents. They are more effective than soap in certain situations and are used by conservators for such purposes as cleaning, wetting, and dispersing. (Source: PALIM)
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Noun (male)Base form
surface-active agentInflectionals
surface-active agent, surface-active agents, surface active agent, surface active agentsCompound from
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GEMETID8222
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Initial version
on 2007-02-11
Last change
Barbara Fock on 2020-03-08