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chemical > surface active compound

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surface active compound  

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  • Any soluble substance composed of two or more unlike atoms held together by chemical bonds that reduces interfacial tension between liquids or a liquid and a solid, often used as detergents, wetting agents and emulsifiers.

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http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/14619

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