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| − | A liquid additive that increases the penetration ability of another material. Penetrants may decrease viscosity and surface tension. They are used in the textile, tanning, and paper industries for improving dyeing and finishing. Examples of some penetrants are solvents, surfactants, wetting agents, soaps, and sulfonated alcohols. | + | A liquid additive that increases the penetration ability of another material. Penetrants may decrease viscosity and surface tension. They are used in the textile, tanning, and paper industries for improving dyeing and finishing. Examples of some penetrants are [[Solvent|solvents]], [[Surfactant|surfactants]], [[wetting agent|wetting agents]], [[Soap|soaps]], and sulfonated alcohols. |
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* R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, ''Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia'', Dover Publications, New York, 1966 | * R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, ''Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia'', Dover Publications, New York, 1966 | ||
Latest revision as of 16:46, 8 September 2022
Description
A liquid additive that increases the penetration ability of another material. Penetrants may decrease viscosity and surface tension. They are used in the textile, tanning, and paper industries for improving dyeing and finishing. Examples of some penetrants are solvents, surfactants, wetting agents, soaps, and sulfonated alcohols.
Resources and Citations
- R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com