surfactante
Portuguese, noun/suʁ.fakˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
surfactante is spelled S-U-R-F-A-C-T-A-N-T-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written Portuguese, the 128,503rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Surfactante is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “surfactant (agent that reduces the surface tension of a liquid)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “elemento que faz reduzir-se o tensionamento que existe à superfície de líquido”.
What does surfactante mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinesurfactant (agent that reduces the surface tension of a liquid)
- 2
femininemasculinesurfactant (lipoprotein in the tissues of the lung)
noun
- 1
masculinesurfactant (agent that reduces the surface tension of a liquid)
- 2
masculinesurfactant (lipoprotein in the tissues of the lung)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que faz reduzir-se o tensionamento que existe à superfície de líquido
noun: 1. elemento que faz reduzir-se o tensionamento que existe à superfície de líquido
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of surfactante
- surfactantes plural
- surfatante alternative Portugal
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce surfactante?
- Brazil /suʁ.fakˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- Brazil [suh.fakˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to surfactante
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is surfactante in Portuguese?
surfactante appears about once in every 19 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).