Term Information

Accession
CHEBI:35195
Name
surfactant
Ontology
Synonyms
surfactant, surface active agent, surfactants
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A substance which lowers the surface tension of the medium in which it is dissolved, and/or the interfacial tension with other phases, and, accordingly, is positively adsorbed at the liquid/vapour and/or at other interfaces. [source: unknown]
Comment
None
Subset
None
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Parents of surfactant (CHEBI:35195)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
surfactant [is_a relation] is_a  emulsifier (CHEBI:63046)
Children of surfactant (CHEBI:35195)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
detergent (CHEBI:27780) [is_a relation] is_a  surfactant
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