Search Result for "surface-active agent":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved;
[syn: wetting agent, wetter, surfactant, surface-active agent]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

surface-active agent
    n 1: a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of
         a liquid in which it is dissolved [syn: wetting agent,
         wetter, surfactant, surface-active agent]