"surface-active" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} surface-active (not comparable)
  1. capable of lowering the surface tension of a liquid Tags: not-comparable Related terms: surfactant, detergent Translations (capable of lowering the surface tension of a liquid): повърхностно активен (povǎrhnostno aktiven) (Bulgarian), pinta-aktiivinen (Finnish), grenzflächenaktiv (German), benetzend (German), felületaktív (Hungarian), tensioattivo (Italian), tensioactiv [masculine, neuter] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-surface-active-en-adj-CN1boFXe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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