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tenside

/ˈtɛnsaɪd/

tenside noun: a surfactant.

Noun

tenside (plural tensides)

  1. A surfactant.
    • Another large group of organic substances polluting the hydrosphere are the preparations known as tensides and detergents [115, 116]. Tensides are surface active substances with a capability to reduce the surface tension at an interface.1993, Juraj Tölgyessy, editor, Chemistry and Biology of Water, Air and Soil: Environmental Aspects, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 144

Forms of tenside

pluraltensides

Origin of tenside

Derived from Latin tēnsiō, tēnsiōnem. Cognate English tension.

Questions about tenside

What does tenside mean?
Tenside means a surfactant.
What part of speech is tenside?
Tenside is a noun.
How do you pronounce tenside?
Tenside is pronounced /ˈtɛnsaɪd/.
What is the plural of tenside?
The plural of tenside is tensides.

Words near tenside in the dictionary

  1. tenses
  2. tenses up
  3. tensest
  4. tensibility
  5. tensible
  6. tenside
  7. tensides
  8. tensies
  9. tensification
  10. tensile
  11. tensile strain

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