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surface-active

sur face-ac tive ▶adjective (of a substance, such as a detergent ) tending to reduce the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved.

 

Oxford Dictionary

surface-active

surface-active ▶adjective (of a substance, such as a detergent ) tending to reduce the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved.