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Definition of Surface-active
1. Adjective. Capable of lowering the surface tension of a liquid; used especially of detergents.
Definition of Surface-active
1. Adjective. capable of lowering the surface tension of a liquid ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Surface-active
Literary usage of Surface-active
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Potential Impact on the U. S. Economy and Industries of the GATT Uruguay ...by Mark Estes by Mark Estes (1994)
"Soap*, detergents, and surface-active agents: US exports of domestic merchandise,
imports for consumption, and merchandise trade balance, ..."
2. Idaho Forestry Best Management Practices: Compilation of Research on Their by Kathleen A. Seyedbagheri (1998)
"During and upon completion of seasonal operations, crown the road surface (active
roads) (first alternative). No references were found. ..."
3. Biological Bulletin by Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass.) (1916)
"Hence Traube conceives of a surface-active substance as one in which the union
or adhesion between solute and solvent is slight; ie, relatively little work ..."
4. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"Inhibition of Cation Exchange by Cationic Surface-Active Agents Hamish Small ...
Surface-Active Agents. The surface-active agents used were obtained as ..."
5. Proceedings of the Workshop on Long-lived Radionuclide Chemistry in Nuclear by NEA Nuclear Science Committee (1998)
"Sublation is a collection process opposite to precipitation [4], where the complex
formed between a surface active agent and an oppositely charged species, ..."
6. International Medical and Surgical Surveyby American Institute of Medicine by American Institute of Medicine (1922)
"Strongly surface active substances like acetone and amyl alcohol caused disappearance
... Solutions of uric acid, mixed with surface active substances but ..."
7. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States: Annotated for Statistical ...edited by Stephen Koplan, Deanna Tanner Okun edited by Stephen Koplan, Deanna Tanner Okun (2006)
"For the purposes of heading 3402, "organic surface-active agents" are products
which when mixed with water at a concentration of 0.5 percent at 20°C and ..."
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