Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cosurfactant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: co-sur-fac-tant
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A surfactant acting in tandem with another surfactant to enhance its properties.

Example Sentences

"In general, when SMFs consisting of oil, surfactant, and/or cosurfactant (cosolvent) are placed in an in vitro dissolution medium or in gastrointestinal fluid in vivo, homogeneous oil-in-water microemulsions form spontaneously with mild agitation."

Etymology

From co- + surfactant.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: co

Inflected Forms

cosurfactants (plural)

Questions

What does cosurfactant mean?: A surfactant acting in tandem with another surfactant to enhance its properties.
Where does cosurfactant come from?: From co- + surfactant.

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