Preferred Name | surfactant | |
Synonyms |
surface active agent surfactants surfactant |
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Definitions |
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. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_35195 |
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alternative label |
surface active agent surfactants surfactant |
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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. |
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has exact synonym |
surfactant |
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has_obo_namespace |
chebi_ontology |
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has_related_synonym |
surface active agent surfactants |
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id |
CHEBI:35195 |
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in_subset | ||
label |
surfactant |
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notation |
CHEBI:35195 |
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note |
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. |
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preferred label |
surfactant |
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prefLabel |
surfactant |
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subClassOf |