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  • s  capable of lowering the surface tension of a liquid; used especially of detergents

  • DETERGENTS By adding surfactants-two-molecule, synthetic surface-active agents-to soap granules, Procter Gamble created a washday miracle.
  • Certain "surface-active" fluorochemicals are more powerful cleaning agents than any yet known.
  • DETERGENTS By adding surfactants-two-molecule, synthetic surface-active agents-to soap granules, Procter Gamble created a washday miracle.
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