surfactant

English

Etymology

surface-active agent

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /səɹˈfæktənt/

Noun

surfactant (plural surfactants)

(chemistry) 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".
(biochemistry) A lipoprotein in the tissues of the lung that reduces surface tension and permits more efficient gas transport.

Translations

surface active agent

Arabic: عَامِل سَطْحِيّ‎ (ʿāmil saṭḥiyy)
Finnish: tensidi (fi), pinta-aktiivinen aine, surfaktantti (fi)
French: tensioactif (fr), mouillant (fr), surfactant (fr), surfactif
German: Tensid (de) n
Italian: tensioattivo (it) m, surfattante (it), surfactante (it)
Japanese: 界面活性剤 (かいめんかっせいざい, kaimen-kasseizai)

Portuguese: surfactante (pt), tensioativo, tensoativo
Russian: пове́рхностно-акти́вное вещество́ (ru) n (povérxnostno-aktívnoje veščestvó)
Slovene: omočilo
Spanish: surfactante (es), tensoactivo, tensioactivo
Thai: สารลดแรงตึงผิว (sǎan-lót-rɛɛng-dtʉng-pǐu)
Turkish: sürfektan

lipoprotein that facilitates gas transport in the lungs

Finnish: surfaktantti (fi)
Japanese: 肺表面活性物質 (はいひょうめんかっせいぶっしつ, hai-hyōmen-kassei-busshitsu)

Swedish: surfaktant (sv) c
Turkish: sürfektan

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