Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

surface-active

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.58 in modern English

Syllables
sur-face-ac-tive
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

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What does surface-active mean?
capable of lowering the surface tension of a liquid

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