wetting agent


nounChemistry.
  1. any admixture to a liquid for increasing its ability to penetrate, or spread over the surface of, a given material, especially cloth, paper, or leather.

Origin of wetting agent

1
First recorded in 1935–40

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British Dictionary definitions for wetting agent

wetting agent

noun
  1. chem any substance added to a liquid to lower its surface tension and thus increase its ability to spread across or penetrate into a solid

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