Function: adjective
Date: 1920
: altering the properties and especially lowering the tension at the surface of contact between phases <soaps and wetting agents are typical surface-active substances>
Function: adjective
Date: 1920
: altering the properties and especially lowering the tension at the surface of contact between phases <soaps and wetting agents are typical surface-active substances>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012