surfactant
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_35195
Term info
Subsets
3_STAR
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.
has exact synonym
surfactant
has obo namespace
chebi_ontology
has related synonym
surfactants, surface active agent
id
CHEBI:35195