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Detergent   Listen
noun
Detergent  n.  A substance which cleanses the skin, as water or soap; a medicine to cleanse wounds, ulcers, etc.






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"Detergent" Quotes from Famous Books



... the decomposition of soap these salts form curdy and insoluble compounds containing the fatty acids of the soap and the lime and magnesia of the salts. So long as this decomposition goes on the soap is useless as a detergent, and it is only after all the lime and magnesia salts have been decomposed at the expense of the soap, that the latter begins to exert a useful effect. As soon as this is the case, however, the slightest further addition of soap produces a lather ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883 • Various



Words linked to "Detergent" :   detergence, detergency, surfactant, cleaner, deterge, dishwasher detergent, dishwashing detergent, wetter, dishwashing liquid, cationic detergent, non-ionic detergent, surface-active agent, anionic, detersive, laundry detergent, cleansing agent, anionic detergent, purifying, SLS, wetting agent



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