surfactant
Surface tension breaker
A surfactant is a substance that reduces surface tension between liquids, or between a liquid and a solid.
Soaps and detergents are surfactants—they help water penetrate fabrics and lift away grease.
The term comes from "surface-active agent." Surfactants appear in cleaning products, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and industrial processes: The shampoo contains mild surfactants that won't strip natural oils.
Gas-filled liquid spheres
foaming agent · shaving cream · mousse · fire retardant foam · antifoaming · defoamer · bubble bath · whipped
Fatty alkali cleanser
- shampooLiquid hair cleanser
- detergentChemical cleaning agent
- dishwashingCleaning soiled tableware
- laundryItems needing cleaning
degrease · sanitize · disinfect · wash · rinse · scrub · suds · lather
Disperse one liquid throughout another
- stabilizeMake firm or constant
- dispersionScattering across space
- dropletsMinute liquid globules
- micelleSurfactant molecular cluster
homogenize · blend · suspension · colloid · dispersant · phase · interface · coalesce
Surfactant molecular cluster
- adsorptionAccumulation on a surface
- monolayerSingle-atom-thick coating
- thermodynamicsScience of heat-energy relationships
Lung's gas-exchange chambers
- phospholipidPhosphate-containing membrane lipid
- premature infantBaby born early
- breathingPulmonary gas exchange
- pulmonaryOf the lungs
Extending over space
- capillarityLiquid rise in tubes
- hydrophilicTending to absorb water
- hydrophobicRepels aqueous substances
- wettabilitySurface's liquid-spreading capacity
Lacking friction, hard-to-grasp
Product from crude processing
- formulationDevised mixture or expression
- agrochemicalAgricultural chemical product
- textile processingConverting fibers to cloth
- coatingsApplied surface layers
bubbles
Gas-filled liquid spheres
aeration · foaming agent · shaving cream · mousse · fire retardant foam · antifoaming · defoamer · bubble bath · whipped
soap
Fatty alkali cleanser
- shampooLiquid hair cleanser
- detergentChemical cleaning agent
- dishwashingCleaning soiled tableware
laundry · degrease · sanitize · disinfect · wash · rinse · scrub · suds · lather · pods
emulsify
Disperse one liquid throughout another
- stabilizeMake firm or constant
- dispersionScattering across space
- dropletsMinute liquid globules
micelle · homogenize · blend · suspension · colloid · dispersant · phase · interface · coalesce · mayonnaise
micelle
Surfactant molecular cluster
- adsorptionAccumulation on a surface
- monolayerSingle-atom-thick coating
- thermodynamicsScience of heat-energy relationships
alveoli
Lung's gas-exchange chambers
- phospholipidPhosphate-containing membrane lipid
- premature infantBaby born early
- breathingPulmonary gas exchange
spreading
Extending over space
- capillarityLiquid rise in tubes
- hydrophilicTending to absorb water
- hydrophobicRepels aqueous substances
wettability · penetrant · adhesion · meniscus
slippery
Lacking friction, hard-to-grasp
petrochemical
Product from crude processing
- formulationDevised mixture or expression
- agrochemicalAgricultural chemical product
- textile processingConverting fibers to cloth
- cell membranescell membrane, plasma membrane, nuclear membrane, bilayer, phospholipid
- breathingbreathing, inhalation, breath, exhalation, breathe
- chemicalschemicals, compounds, acids, reagents, solutions
- Lungslungs, lung, bronchi, bronchus, alveoli
- Respirationbreathing, lungs, inhalation, inhaling, exhalation
- cleanerscleaner, cleaners, maids, maid, detergent
- surfactant therapyLung-lining substance administration