But the project's principal investigator, at the materials science center of Trinity College in Dublin, says it can be done by mixing graphite with water and a surfactant, a form of soap, in an ordinary kitchen blender.
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Surfactant
/səɹˈfæktənt/
Synonyms for "surfactant" (15 found)
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Noun(3 words)
surface-active agentwetting agentalveolar surface-active agent
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Noun(4 words)
Related words (7)
Adjective(1 words)
Noun(6 words)
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7 entriesadditivebiochemical compoundbiomedical agentchemical additivechemical agentchemical propertysurface-active agent
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11 entriesamphotericanionicanionic surfactantcationiccationic surfactantendogenous surfactantexogenous surfactantnonionicnonionic surfactantsynthetic surfactantzwitterionic surfactant
Collocations
12 entriesanionic surfactantcationic surfactantnonionic surfactantsurface-activesurface-active agentsurfactant concentrationsurfactant propertiessurfactant proteinsurfactant solutionsurfactant-mediatedwetting agentzwitterionic surfactant
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Dr. Khorana added that this is especially true of cleansers that feature surfactants like sodium lauryl sulfate, as this class of ingredients can cause “dryness, irritation and eczema.”
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It is conceivable that impairment of surfactant proteins is due to rheological and immunodefensive disorders of testis and epididymis or prostate.
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