Wetting Excipient

Preferred Label : Wetting Excipient;

NCIt synonyms : Wetting Agent;

NCIt definition : A substance within a liquid formulation that reduces its surface tension and allows for more uniform spreading and penetration of surfaces during application.;

Alternative definition : PQCMC: An agent added to a liquid to reduce its surface tension and make it more effective in spreading over and penetrating surfaces.;

Details

Origin ID

C176668;

UMLS CUI

C5444611;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Wetting Agents [DeCS]
- Wetting agent (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- wetting agents [MeSH Descriptor]
- wetting agents [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Biomedical or Dental Material [UMLS semantic type]
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- FDA Pharmaceutical Quality/CMC Terminology [NCIt concept]
- PQ/CMC Excipient Function Terminology [NCIt concept]

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