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surface active agent

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sur⋅face-ac⋅tive a⋅gent

[sur-fis-ak-tiv]
–noun Chemistry.
any substance that when dissolved in water or an aqueous solution reduces its surface tension or the interfacial tension between it and another liquid.
Also called surfactant.
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