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Surfactant - What does it mean?

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is likely misspelled.


has no English definition.

As a noun surfactant

is 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".

surfactant

English

(wikipedia surfactant)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) 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".
  • (biochemistry) A lipoprotein in the tissues of the lung that reduces surface tension and permits more efficient gas transport.

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    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.