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@john abel #Trumpet88

#surfactant
n. soap like substance that decreases the surface tension of liquids in order for the liquid to spread out and improve wetting; (Medicine) mixture of phospholipids secreted by the the cells of the alveoli in the lungs which reduces the surface tension of pulmonary fluids and helps to the elastic characteristics of pulmonary tissue

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sur·fac·tant
Pronunciation: (ˌ)sər-'fak-tənt, 'sər-ˌ
Function: noun
Etymology: surface-active + -ant
Date: 1950

: a surface-active substance (as a detergent)
–surfactant adjective

surfactant
■ noun a surface-active substance.

1950s: from surf(ace)-act(ive) + -ant.

Surfactant
Surfactants are compounds that lower the surface tension (or interfacial tension) between two liquids or between a liquid and a solid. Surfactants may act as detergents, wetting agents, emulsifiers, foaming agents, and dispersants.

surfactant

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Noun
1. a substance capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved
(synonym) wetting agent, wetter, surface-active agent
(hypernym) chemical agent
(hyponym) emulsifier

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