surface active agent
111cetyltrimethylammonium bromide — A mixture of dodecyl , tetradecyl , and hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromides; an odorless surface active agent, readily soluble in water; a disinfectant with a strong bacteriostatic action, used for the sterilization of instruments and utensils. * …
112docusate calcium — A surface active agent used in the treatment of constipation as a nonlaxative fecal softener. SYN: dioctyl calcium sulfosuccinate. * * * [USP] an anionic surfactant used as a stool softener; administered orally …
113poloxalene — An oxyalkylene polymer, nonionic surface active agent similar in actions and uses to dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate; used in constipation due to hard dry stools. SYN: poloxalkol. * * * pol·ox·a·lene (pol okґsə lēn) [USP] a liquid… …
114thonzonium bromide — A surface active agent used in ear drops and aerosols. * * * thon·zo·ni·um bro·mide (thon zoґne əm) a cationic detergent used as an additive to ear drops to enhance tissue contact by dispersion and penetration of cellular debris …
115emulsion — A mixture of two materials, where micron scale particles of a solid or liquid are dispersed in a liquid where it does not dissolve. Common emulsions have oil dispersed in water (e.g. milk and mayonnaise) or water dispersed in oil (margarine).… …
116Surfactant — Sur|factant [ßörfạ̈ktent; engl. Kurzbildung aus surface active agent = oberflächenaktiver Stoff] s, auch: m; [s], s: a)allg. Bez. für einen grenzflächenaktiven Stoff; b)in der Med. Bez. für eine von den Alveolarepithelien gebildete natürliche,… …
117surfactant — /sɜˈfæktənt/ (say ser faktuhnt) noun 1. → surface active agent. 2. a substance composed of lipoprotein that is secreted by the alveolar cells of the lung. {surf(ace) act(ive) a(ge)nt} …
118synthetic detergent — noun : detergent c * * * any synthetic substance, other than soap, that is an effective cleanser and functions equally well as a surface active agent in hard or soft water …
119sur|fact|ant — «sur FAK tuhnt», noun. a surface active agent or solution. ╂[< surf(ace )act(tive) a(ge)nt] …
120literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
