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MeSH Heading: Wetting Agents
Tree Number(s): D27.720.877.974
Unique ID: D014906
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014906
Annotation: for electrowetting agents coordinate with ELECTROWETTING
Scope Note: A surfactant that renders a surface wettable by water or enhances the spreading of water over the surface.
Entry Term(s): Wetting Agent
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS 1975-90
Online Note: search SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS 1966-74
History Note: 91(75); was see under SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS 1975-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

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adverse effects (AE)

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metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

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therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

Wetting Agents MeSH Descriptor Data 2025