surfactant

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /səɹˈfæktənt/

Noun

surfactant (plural surfactants)

1. (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".
2. (biochemistry) A lipoprotein in the tissues of the lung that reduces surface tension and permits more efficient gas transport.

Translations

• French: tensioactif, mouillant, surfactant, surfactif
• German: Tensid
• Italian: tensioattivo, surfattante, surfactante
• Portuguese: surfactante, tensioativo, tensoativo
• Russian: пове́рхностно-акти́вное вещество́
• Spanish: surfactante, tensoactivo, tensioactivo

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