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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries表面活性剂
Native Script:中文汉字
Pronunciation / Transliteration: biǎomiàn huóxìng jì
"肥皂是一种常见的表面活性剂。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A substance that tends to reduce the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved, allowing easier spreading and lowering of interfacial tension.
"The detergent acts as a surfactant to remove grease by breaking water surface tension." - 2
A wetting agent that alters the surface properties of liquids, widely used in industrial cleaning, foaming, and emulsifying applications.
"Pulmonary surfactant is critical in medical physiology to prevent alveolar collapse in human lungs."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived as a portmanteau from surface-active agent, combining surface, active, and the chemical suffix -ant. Formed in the mid-20th century within chemical engineering and colloid science to describe compounds that lower surface tension between two liquids or a liquid and a solid.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Surfactant"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Surfactant" is said worldwide
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tensioactif
Transliteration: tɑ̃.sjo.ak.tif
"Le savon contient un agent tensioactif qui nettoie les surfaces."
Tensid
Transliteration: tɛnˈziːt
"Tenside sind die Hauptbestandteile vieler Waschmittel."
tensioattivo
Transliteration: tɛn.sjo.atˈtiː.vo
"Il tensioattivo riduce la tensione superficiale dell'acqua."
tensioactivo
Transliteration: ten.sjo.akˈti.βo
"Los productos de limpieza modernos utilizan un tensioactivo eficaz."
tensioativo
Transliteration: tẽ.si.u.aˈti.vu
"O tensioativo ajuda a misturar óleo e água."
पृष्ठ सक्रिय कारक
Transliteration: prisht sakriy karak
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"सर्फेक्टेंट पानी के पृष्ठ तनाव को कम करता है।"
表面活性剂
Transliteration: biǎomiàn huóxìng jì
Script: 中文汉字
"肥皂是一种常见的表面活性剂。"
계면활성제
Transliteration: gyemyeonhwalseongje
Script: 한국어 한글
"비누에는 강력한 계면활성제가 포함되어 있습니다."
界面活性剤
Transliteration: kaimen kasseizai
Script: 日本語
"界面活性剤は洗剤や化粧品に広く使われています。"
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