<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">dispersing agent</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>dispersant</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>additive</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>agent, dispersing</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Plasticizers that are either non-surface active polymers or surface-active substances added to a suspension, usually a colloid, to improve the separation of particles and to prevent settling or clumping. They usually comprise surfactants, but they may also be gases. ]]></note></mads>