surfactant

[化] 表面活性剂 [医] 表面活性剂, 表面活化剂

发音

US /səɹˈfæktənt/

词形变化

surfactants 复数 surfactants

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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”.

    表面活性剂

    界面活性剂

    化学
  2. 2.

    A lipoprotein in the tissues of the lung that reduces surface tension and permits more efficient gas transport.

    化学 生物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

wetter wetting agent

上位词 1

chemical agent

下位词 2

detergent emulsifier

词源

Blend of surface-active + agent.

来源：wiktionary