surfactant - CISMeF

Preferred Label : surfactant;

Detailed label : surfactant (surface active agent);

IUPAC 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.;

Details

Origin ID

S06194;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Lung Surfactant [NCIt concept]
- Surfactant [LOINC component]
- Surfactant (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- surface-active agents [MeSH Descriptor]
- surfactants [MeSH concept]
See also
- Krafft point [IUPAC Term]
- degree of association [IUPAC Term]
- detergent [IUPAC Term]
- emulsifier [IUPAC Term]
- foaming agent [IUPAC Term]
- interfacial tension [IUPAC Term]
- limiting adsorption current [IUPAC Term]
- mesomorphic phase [IUPAC Term]
- micellar mass [IUPAC Term]
- micelle [IUPAC Term]
- micelle charge [IUPAC Term]
- polymer surfactant [IUPAC Term]
- soap film [IUPAC Term]
- sol [IUPAC Term]
- surface active agent [IUPAC Term]
- surface tension [IUPAC Quantity]
See also inter- (CISMeF)
- Surface-Active Agent [NCIt concept]
- Surfactant Excipient [NCIt concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Biologically Active Substance [UMLS semantic type]
- Biomedical or Dental Material [UMLS semantic type]
- Chemical Viewed Functionally [UMLS semantic type]
- Lipid [UMLS semantic type]
- Pharmacologic Substance [UMLS semantic type]
- Substance [UMLS semantic type]

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