tenside
See also: Tenside
English
editEtymology
editDerived from Latin tēnsiō, tēnsiōnem. Cognate English tension.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittenside (plural tensides)
- A surfactant.
- 1993, Juraj Tölgyessy, editor, Chemistry and Biology of Water, Air and Soil: Environmental Aspects, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 144:
- Another large group of organic substances polluting the hydrosphere are the preparations known as tensides and detergents [115, 116]. Tensides are surface active substances with a capability to reduce the surface tension at an interface.
Translations
editsurfactant — see surfactant