NOUN | substance | wetter, wetting agent, surfactant, surface-active agent | a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid / liquid in which it is dissolved |
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person | wetter | a workman who wets the work in a manufacturing process | |
person | wetter, bedwetter, bed wetter | someone suffering from enuresis |
Sounds | weh'ter | |
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Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... |
Meaning | A chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid / liquid in which it is dissolved. | |
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Synonyms | wetting agent, surfactant, surface-active agent | |
Narrower | detergent | A surface-active chemical widely used in industry and laundering |
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 |
Meaning | A workman who wets the work in a manufacturing process. | |
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Broader | workman, workingman, working man, working person | An employee who performs manual or industrial labor |
Verbs | wet | cause to become wet |
Meaning | someone suffering from enuresis; someone who urinates while asleep in bed. | |
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Synonyms | bedwetter, bed wetter | |
Broader | pisser, urinator | A person who urinates |
Verbs | wet | make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating |
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