NOUN
- a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved
How To Use surface-active agent In A Sentence
- If surface tension does contribute significantly, surface-active agents designed to safely and favorably modulate surface tension might be used to increase recoil in emphysema.
- To weaken the surface of the emulsion droplets and reduce stability, extra emulsifiers such as mono- and diglycerides (small molecule surface-active agents) are added to the emulsion.
- Bisquats is a surface-active agent which has wide application potential.
- The addition of stabilizer, surface-active agent and acetic acid is able to affect sol thixotropy.
