Sodium dodecyl sulfate

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005904",
  "term": "Sodium dodecyl sulfate",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "An anionic surfactant, usually a mixture of sodium alkyl sulfates, mainly the lauryl; lowers surface tension of aqueous solutions; used as fat emulsifier, wetting agent, detergent in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and toothpastes; also as research tool in protein biochemistry.",
  "abbreviation": "SDS",
  "synonyms": [
    "sodium lauryl sulfate",
    "sodium lauryl sulphate",
    "sodium n-dodecyl sulfate",
    "sodium n-dodecyl sulphate"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "fatty alcohols",
    "polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis",
    "nonionic surfactants"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "dodecil sulfato de sodio"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/sodium-dodecyl-sulfate/"
}