surfactant vs wetting agent

surfactant and wetting agent both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
surfactant	Yes	No	No	No
wetting agent	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, surfactant and wetting agent are synonyms defined as:

surfactant and wetting agent: a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved

Other synonyms of surfactant include surface-active agent, wetter.

surfactant (noun)	wetting agent (noun)
a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved	a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved