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1. (n.) detergent
any synthetic organic cleaning agent that is liquid or water-soluble and has wetting-agent and emulsifying properties.
2. detergent
a similar substance that is oil-soluble, used in lubricating oils, dry-cleaning preparations, etc.
3. detergent
any cleansing agent, including soap.
4. (adj.) detergent
cleansing; purging.
Etymology: (1610–20; (< F) < L dētergent-, s. of dētergēns, prp. of dētergēre. See deterge , -ent)
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1. (noun) detergent
a surface-active chemical widely used in industry and laundering
2. (adj) detergent
a cleansing agent that differs from soap but can also emulsify oils and hold dirt in suspension
3. (adj) detergent, detersive
having cleansing power
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1. (noun) detergent
substance used to clean clothes, dishes, etc.
laundry detergent
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) detergent
cleansing; purging
2. (noun) detergent
a substance which cleanses the skin, as water or soap; a medicine to cleanse wounds, ulcers, etc
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Sense: a (soapless) substance used for cleaning
She poured detergent into the washing-machine.
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 Afrikaans: wasmiddel |
 Arabic: مُنَظِّف |
 Bulgarian: перилен препарат |
 Brazilian: detergente |
 Czech: čisticí prostředek |
 German: das Waschmittel |
 Danish: vaskemiddel |
 Greek: απορρυπαντικό |
 Spanish: detergente |
 Estonian: pesuaine |
 Farsi: ماده زدایش گر؛ ماده شستشو |
 Finnish: pesuaine |
 French: détergent |
 Hebrew: חוֹמֶר נִיקוּי |
 Hindi: डिटर्जेंट |
 Croatian: deterdžent, prašak za pra |
 Hungarian: mosószer |
 Indonesian: deterjen |
 Icelandic: hreinsiefni |
 Italian: detergente |
 Japanese: 洗剤 |
 Korean: 합성세제 |
 Lithuanian: skalbiklis, ploviklis, va |
 Latvian: mazgāšanas līdzeklis |
 Malay: bahan pencuci |
 Dutch: wasmiddel |
 Norwegian: vaskemiddel, rensemiddel |
 Polish: detergent |
 Persian: ماده زدایش گر؛ ماده شستشو |
 Pashto: د پریمنځل ماده |
 Portuguese: detergente |
 Romanian: detergent |
 Russian: моющее средство |
 Slovak: čistiaci prostriedok |
 Slovenian: pralno sredstvo |
 Serbian: deterdžent |
 Swedish: tvätt-, disk-, rengörings |
 Thai: ผงซักฟอก |
 Turkish: deterjan |
 Taiwanese: 清潔劑，洗滌劑 |
 Ukrainian: пральний порошок; дезінфе |
 Urdu: دھونے کا مسالہ |
 Vietnamese: chất tẩy |
 Chinese: 清洁剂，洗涤剂 |
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