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Noun Concept
Categories: Surfactants, Articles with short description, All articles with vague or ambiguous time, Colloidal chemistry, Use dmy dates from December 2015
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wetting agent  wetter  surfactant  surface-active agent  surface active compound
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A chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved WordNet 3.0
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A chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Surfactants are chemical compounds that decrease the surface tension or interfacial tension between two liquids, a liquid and a gas, or a liquid and a solid. Wikipedia
Group of chemical substances Wikidata
A substance (usually a detergent) that improves the contact of a liquid to a solid surface by reducing its surface tension. OmegaWiki
A substance that, when used in small quantities, modifies the surface properties of liquids or solids. OmegaWiki
Any soluble substance composed of two or more unlike atoms held together by chemical bonds that reduces interfacial tension between liquids or a liquid and a solid, often used as detergents, wetting agents and emulsifiers. OmegaWiki
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". Wiktionary
Surface active agent. Wiktionary (translation)
A substance, such as a surfactant, that reduces the surface tension of a liquid, allowing it to spread across and penetrate the surface of a solid. Wiktionary
IS A
chemical agent
chemical
PART OF
detergent
laundry detergent
makeup
cosmetic
paint
+2 relations
HAS KIND
detergent
emulsifier
alkylbenzenesulfonate
demulcent
detergent
+20 relations
HAS INSTANCE
sodium lauryl sulphate
ammonium lauryl sulfate
ox gall
NL
ammoniumlaurylethersulfaat
coco glucoside
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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wetting agent, wetter, surfactant, surface-active agent
Wikipedia
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surfactant
Wikidata
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surfactant
Wiktionary
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surfactant, wetting agent
OmegaWiki
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surface-active agent, surface active compound, surfactant, wetting agent
Wikipedia Redirections
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anionic surfactant, cationic surfactant, cationic surfactants, Classification of surfactants, ionic surfactant, nonionic surfactant, Soap and Detergent, Surface-Active Agent, surface-active substance, surface active agent, Surface active compound, surfactants, tenside, wetting agent, Wetting Agents
Wikidata Alias
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Surface-Active Agents, surface active agent, Surface active agent, surfactant, Surface Active Agents, tenside, tensides

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