tenside

See also: Tenside

English

Etymology

Derived from Latin tēnsiō, tēnsiōnem. Cognate English tension.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛnsaɪd/

Noun

tenside (plural tensides)

  1. a surfactant
    • 1993, Juraj Tölgyessy, editor, Chemistry and Biology of Water, Air and Soil: Environmental Aspects, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 144:
      Another large group of organic substances polluting the hydrosphere are the preparations known as tensides and detergents [115, 116]. Tensides are surface active substances with a capability to reduce the surface tension at an interface.

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