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Surfactant has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved

2

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".

See Also
transport hydrophobic lipoprotein head nonsurfactant decanol sodium cocoamphoacetate cocamidopropylbetaine
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
chemical agent
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
emulsifier detergent
Rhyming Words
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