| 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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