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surfactant

(n): a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved
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2 months ago yarb said:

Me too. I love the tongue-tapping 't' at the end.

2 months ago chained_bear said:

I like this word.

2 months ago recombinantdna said:

I should think the difficulty of pronouncing it such would inconvenience you more than the pain of hearing it would me.

2 months ago Prolagus said:

I'll pronounce it suTTTTTT, just to annoy you.

2 months ago recombinantdna said:

I prefer it silent. But then, I have professor-worship issues: however they say, goes.

2 months ago bilby said:

I pronounce myself also a pronouncer.

2 months ago mollusque said:

I pronounce it.

2 months ago recombinantdna said:

(SURF)ace (ACT)ive (A)ge(NT)

No one seems to pronounce a /t/ at the end, leaving the ending closer to the /In/ seen in so many hormones.

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