Surfactant vs Soap - What's the difference?
surfactant | soap |
(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.
(uncountable) a substance able to mix with both oil and water, used for cleaning, often in the form of a solid bar or in liquid form, derived from fats or made
(chemistry) a metallic
a conversation
(slang) purposes
(countable, informal)
(countable, informal)
To apply soap to in washing.
(informal) To cover, lather or in any other form treat with soap, often as a prank.
(informal) To be discreet about (a topic).
(slang, dated) To flatter; to wheedle.
As nouns the difference between surfactant and soap
is that 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" while soap is a substance able to mix with both oil and water, used for cleaning, often in the form of a solid bar or in liquid form, derived from fats or made {{l/en|synthetically}.As a verb soap is
to apply soap to in washing.As an acronym SOAP is
{{context|lang=en|computing}} acronym of lang=en|simple object access protocol A standard Internet protocol for exchanging structured information in a distributed environment.surfactant
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(wikipedia surfactant)Noun
(en noun)soap
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Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)Noun
- I tried washing my hands with soap, but the stain wouldn't go away.
References
*The Free Dictionary definitions from various other dictionaries
Derived terms
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* body wash * shampoo * shower gel * washballVerb
(en verb)- Be sure to soap yourself well before rinsing.
- Those kids soaped my windows!
