surface-active
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adjectiveDefinition of SURFACE-ACTIVE
: altering the properties and especially lowering the tension at the surface of contact between phases <soaps and wetting agents are typical surface–active substances>
First Known Use of SURFACE-ACTIVE
1920
surface–active
adjective (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of SURFACE–ACTIVE
: 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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