Italian

Adjective

surfactante m, f ‎(masculine and feminine plural surfactanti)

1. surface active, surfactant (attributive)

Portuguese

Noun

surfactante m (plural surfactantes)

1. (chemistry) surfactant (agent that reduces the surface tension of a liquid)
2. (biochemistry) surfactant (lipoprotein in the tissues of the lung)

Synonyms

• (agent that reduces the surface tension): tensioativo, tensoativo