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surfactant
- /səɹˈfæktənt/
Where it comes from
Blend of surface-active + agent.
noun surfactants
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A surface-active agent, or wetting agent, capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid; typically organic compounds having a hydrophilic “head” and a hydrophobic “tail”.
Dr. Khorana added that this is especially true of cleansers that feature surfactants like sodium lauryl sulfate, as this class of ingredients can cause “dryness, irritation and eczema.”
Similar: tenside
- A lipoprotein in the tissues of the lung that reduces surface tension and permits more efficient gas transport. It is conceivable that impairment of surfactant proteins is due to rheological and immunodefensive disorders of testis and epididymis or prostate.
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noun surface active agent
| Español | surfactante, tensoactivo, tensioactivo |
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| 한국어 | 계면활성제 gyemyeonhwalseongje |
| 日本語 | 界面活性剤 kaimen-kasseizai |
| 中文 | 表面活性劑 /表面活性剂 biǎomiàn huóxìngjì, 界面活性劑 /界面活性剂 jièmiàn huóxìngjì |
| Português | surfactante, tensioativo, tensoativo |
| Français | tensioactif, mouillant, surfactant, surfactif |
| Deutsch | Tensid, Netzmittel, Benetzungsmittel, Dispergiermittel, Detergens, grenzflächenaktiver Stoff |
| Italiano | tensioattivo, surfattante, surfactante |
| Русский | пове́рхностно-акти́вное вещество́ povérxnostno-aktívnoje veščestvó |
| Tiếng Việt | chất hoạt động bề mặt |
| العربية | عَامِل سَطْحِيّ ʕāmil saṭḥiyy |
noun lipoprotein that facilitates gas transport in the lungs
| 日本語 | 肺表面活性物質 hai-hyōmen-kassei-busshitsu |
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Talk about this word "surfactant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/surfactant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. surfactant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/surfactant "surfactant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/surfactant.Cite this
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title = {surfactant},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/surfactant},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
