Surfactant

What is Surfactant?


1.

n- a molecule containing both hydrophilic (water loving, polar) and hydrophobic (water hating, nonpolar) parts, thus enabling the mixture of two generally imiscible (noncompatable) solvents such as oil and water.

soap, dish detergent, and molecules such as oleic acid and sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS) are all surfactants.

See soap, surface tension


67

Random Words:

1. International House of Fetus : Any pregnant woman; a ghetto ass apartment/house filled with kids pissing in their pampers, crying, drawi..
1. Xylophobia is a fear of wooden objects or forests. His xylophobia kept him from eating Popsicles, because of the wooden stick. See pho..
1. A displayed picture of an msn user, often to show how great and buff they are. Often used by superficial and insecure boys and girls who..