SURFACE-ACTIVE


Meaning of SURFACE-ACTIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ 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

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