wetting agent vs surfactant

wetting agent and surfactant both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

wetting agent (noun)	surfactant (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