HyperDic: wetting_agent

English > 1 sense of the expression wetting agent:
NOUNsubstancewetting agent, wetter, surfactant, surface-active agenta chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid / liquid in which it is dissolved
English > wetting agent: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid / liquid in which it is dissolved.
Synonymswetter, surfactant, surface-active agent
NarrowerdetergentA surface-active chemical widely used in industry and laundering
emulsifierA surface-active agent that promotes the formation of an emulsion
Broaderchemical agentAn agent that produces chemical reactions
Spanishsurfactante, tensioactivo, tensoactivo
Catalansurfactant, tensioactiu

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