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Detergent   /dɪtˈərdʒənt/   Listen
Detergent

noun
1.
A surface-active chemical widely used in industry and laundering.
2.
A cleansing agent that differs from soap but can also emulsify oils and hold dirt in suspension.



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"Detergent" Quotes from Famous Books



... dock—rumex. Alterative, tonic, astringent, detergent, and anti-scorbutic. Employed in scrofula, Leprosy, cutaneous diseases, and purigo, ...
— The Leper in England: with some account of English lazar-houses • Robert Charles Hope


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