surfactant

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  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”.
    — Dr. Khorana added that this is especially true of cleansers that feature surfactants like sodium lauryl sulfate, as this class of ingredients can cause “dryness, irritation and eczema.”
  2. A lipoprotein in the tissues of the lung that reduces surface tension and permits more efficient gas transport.
    — It is conceivable that impairment of surfactant proteins is due to rheological and immunodefensive disorders of testis and epididymis or prostate.

词形变化

surfactants plural

词源

Blend of surface-active + agent.
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