HyperDic: surfactant

English > 1 sense of the word *surfactant*:
NOUN	substance	surfactant, wetting agent, wetter, surface-active agent	a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid / liquid in which it is dissolved

surfactant > pronunciation
Sounds	serfae'ktahnt
Rhymes	abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...

English > *surfactant*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid / liquid in which it is dissolved.
Synonyms	wetting agent, wetter, surface-active agent
Narrower	detergent	A surface-active chemical widely used in industry and laundering
Narrower	emulsifier	A surface-active agent that promotes the formation of an emulsion
Broader	chemical agent	An agent that produces chemical reactions
Spanish	surfactante, tensioactivo, tensoactivo
Catalan	surfactant, tensioactiu