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surface-active

surface-active adjective: capable of lowering the surface tension of a liquid.

Adjective

surface-active (not comparable)

  1. capable of lowering the surface tension of a liquid

Questions about surface-active

What does surface-active mean?
Surface-active means capable of lowering the surface tension of a liquid.
What part of speech is surface-active?
Surface-active is an adjective.

Words near surface-active in the dictionary

  1. surface tension
  2. surface tensions
  3. surface water
  4. surface waters
  5. surface web
  6. surface-active
  7. surface-conduction electron-emitter display
  8. surface-conduction electron-emitter displays
  9. surface-dwelling
  10. surface-level
  11. surface-mount

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