Usually means: Reduces surface tension between liquids.
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  1. surfactant: Merriam-Webster
  2. surfactant: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. surfactant: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. surfactant: Collins English Dictionary
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  7. surfactant: Wiktionary
  8. surfactant: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
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  10. Surfactant: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  13. surfactant: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
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  1. surfactant: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (surfactant)

noun:  (chemistry) A surface-active agent, or wetting agent, capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid; typically organic compounds having a hydrophilic “head” and a hydrophobic “tail”.
noun:  (biochemistry) A lipoprotein in the tissues of the lung that reduces surface tension and permits more efficient gas transport.

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