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tenside

/ˈtɛnsaɪd/

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Derived from Latin tēnsiō, tēnsiōnem. Cognate English tension.

noun tensides

A surfactant. Another large group of organic substances polluting the hydrosphere are the preparations known as tensides and detergents [115, 116]. Tensides are surface active substances with a capability to reduce the surface tension at an interface.

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@misc{tenside_2026,
  title = {tenside},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tenside},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}