surface-active

English

Adjective

surface-active (not comparable)

1. capable of lowering the surface tension of a liquid

Translations

capable of lowering the surface tension of a liquid

• Bulgarian: повърхностно активен (povǎrhnostno aktiven)
• Finnish: pinta-aktiivinen (fi)
• German: grenzflächenaktiv, benetzend (de)
• Hungarian: felületaktív (hu)
• Italian: tensioattivo (it)
• Romanian: tensioactiv (ro) m or n

See also

• surfactant
• detergent