surfactante
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English surfactant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sur.fakˈtan.te/
- Rhymes: -ante
- Hyphenation: sur‧fac‧tàn‧te
Adjective
surfactante m or f by sense (plural surfactanti)
- (relational, chemistry, biochemistry) surfactant
- Synonym: tensioattivo
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- surfatante (Portugal)
Etymology
Borrowed from English surfactant.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /suʁ.fakˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [suh.fakˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /suɾ.fakˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /suʁ.fakˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [suχ.fakˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /suɻ.fakˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /suʁ.fakˈtɐ̃.te/ [suh.fakˈtɐ̃.te]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /suɾ.fɐˈktɐ̃.tɨ/
Adjective
surfactante m or f (plural surfactantes)
- (chemistry) surfactant (agent that reduces the surface tension of a liquid)
- Synonyms: tensioativo, tensoativo
- (biochemistry) surfactant (lipoprotein in the tissues of the lung)
Noun
surfactante m (plural surfactantes)
- (chemistry) surfactant (agent that reduces the surface tension of a liquid)
- Synonyms: tensioativo, tensoativo
- (biochemistry) surfactant (lipoprotein in the tissues of the lung)
Further reading
- “surfactante”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “surfactante”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “surfactante”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
- “surfactante”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English surfactant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /suɾfaɡˈtante/ [suɾ.faɣ̞ˈt̪ãn̪.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ante
- Syllabification: sur‧fac‧tan‧te
Adjective
surfactante m or f (masculine and feminine plural surfactantes)
- (chemistry) surfactant (agent that reduces the surface tension of a liquid)
- Synonyms: tensioactivo, tensoactivo
- (biochemistry) surfactant (lipoprotein in the tissues of the lung)
Noun
surfactante m (plural surfactantes)
- (chemistry) surfactant (agent that reduces the surface tension of a liquid)
- Synonyms: tensioactivo, tensoactivo
- (biochemistry) surfactant (lipoprotein in the tissues of the lung)
Further reading
- “surfactante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025