tenside

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/ˈtɛnsaɪd/

noun

A surfactant.

OriginLatin tēnsiō, tēnsiōnem →
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Meanings

nountenside (plural tensides)

plural tensides

  1. A surfactant.

    Another large group of organic substances polluting the hydrosphere are the preparations known as tensides and detergents [115, 116]. Tensides are surface active substances with a capability to reduce the surface tension at an interface.

    1993, Juraj Tölgyessy, editor, Chemistry and Biology of Water, Air and Soil: Environmental Aspects, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 144

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
surfactant

Origin

  1. Latintēnsiō, tēnsiōnem
  2. Englishtenside

Derived from Latin tēnsiō, tēnsiōnem. Cognate English tension.

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APA

tenside. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenside

MLA

“tenside.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenside. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tenside,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenside.

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