Examples of 'surface-active' in a sentence

Meaning of "surface-active"

Surface-active is an adjective used to describe a substance or chemical compound that interacts with the surface of a material
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  • capable of lowering the surface tension of a liquid

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Anionic surface-active agents excluding soap.
Compatibility of scleroglucan and surface-active agents.
Cationic surface-active agents excluding soap.
Part of a commercially available surface-active agent.
A surface-active agent possessing detergent properties.
A small amount of surface-active agent is added.
No surface-active agent was employed in this example.
The product exhibits surface-active properties.
Surface-active preparations based on sodium nonyloxybenzene sulphonate.
Small quantity of a surface-active agent was added.
The surface-active composition is in solid or liquid form.
Typical emulsifiers are surface-active agents or surfactants.
A surface-active agent adapted to the polymer resin.
At least one anionic surface-active substance.
Surface-active substances include emulsifiers and surfactants.

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Ammonium laureth sulphate is a surface-active agent or surfactant.
Preferably surface-active agents or mixtures thereof being nonionic.
It is selected from surface-active agents.
A surface-active surfactant composition containing.
Modified polycarboxylate surface-active agents are preferably used.
A surface-active substance is necessary in order to make a foam.
Alternatively, polyvinylpyrrolidone or surface-active polysaccharides may be used.
Numerous surface-active agents have been found satisfactory.
The word surfactant is a blend of surface-active agent.
They are surface-active agents for cleaning.
All spermicidal agents are naturally surface-active agents.
The use of surface-active biocides is preferred.
This is demonstrated by their improved surface-active properties.
Blends of surface-active agents are also useful.
These agents are then known as surface-active agents.
Biosurfactants are surface-active substances synthesised by living cells.
This compound therefore exhibits a surface-active character.
New surface-active compounds of the sulfobetaines group are manufactured.
In the dispersions various surface-active materials were evaluated.
The surface-active copolymer protects cells from lysis.
It preferably comprises at least one surface-active agent.
The nature of the surface-active agent is not critical.
The foamable composition includes a surface-active agent.
This product is not a surface-active agent or washing preparation.
A surface-active material may also be added to the compound.
These derivatives may be used as surface-active agents.
The aforementioned surface-active agents are in solid or liquid form.
The aqueous phase comprises a surface-active agent.
Numerous useful surface-active agents are available in the trade.
Protective colloids are also suitable surface-active substances.
These surface-active agents may be used alone or in combination.
Biosurfactants are molecules with surface-active properties produced by microorganisms.
The surface-active material is preferably anionic or nonionic in nature.
Inactivated by anionic surface-active agents and by inert clays.
Surface-active additives such as emulsifiers and foam stabilizers.

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