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SURFACTANT

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved

Synonyms:

surface-active agent; surfactant; wetter; wetting agent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("surfactant" is a kind of...):

chemical agent (an agent that produces chemical reactions)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "surfactant"):

emulsifier (a surface-active agent that promotes the formation of an emulsion)

detergent (a surface-active chemical widely used in industry and laundering)

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 Context examples: 

A solid in the shape of a bar composed of active and/or inert ingredient(s) in an anionic surfactant, for cleansing.

(Bar Soap Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)

Only when this step happens can the surfactants do their work to break oil into droplets.

(Sunlight reduces effectiveness of dispersants used to clean up oil spills, National Science Foundation)

A sterile suspension composed of an extract of bovine pulmonary surfactant with surfactant activity.

(Calfactant, NCI Thesaurus)

The surfactant mannide monooleate in Montanide ISA 51 VG contains vegetable-grade (VG) oleic acid derived from olive oil.

(Montanide ISA 51 VG, NCI Thesaurus)

Surfactants regulate the surface tension of the mucoid layer lining the alveoli.

(Lung Surfactant, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A substance composed of active and/or inert ingredient(s) in an anionic surfactant, for cleansing.

(Medicated Soap Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)

A solid in the shape of a bar composed of active and inert ingredient(s) in an anionic surfactant, for cleansing.

(Medicated Bar Soap Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)

A liquid composed of active and inert ingredient(s) in an anionic surfactant, for cleansing.

(Medicated Liquid Soap Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)

A solution or suspension composed of an anionic surfactant used for cleansing.

(Liquid Soap Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)

The surfactant mannide monooleate in Montanide ISA 51 VG is derived from vegetable-grade (VG) oleic acid that was purified from olive oil.

(NY-ESO-1 Protein Vaccine Plus Montanide ISA-51 VG, NCI Thesaurus)