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Definitions for Detergent
[1] any of a group of synthetic, organic, liquid or water-soluble cleaning agents that, unlike soap, are not prepared from fats and oils, are not inactivated by hard water, and have wetting-agent and emulsifying-agent properties.
[2] a similar substance that is oil-soluble and capable of holding insoluble foreign matter in suspension, used in lubricating oils, dry-cleaning preparations, etc.
[3] any cleansing agent, including soap. Compare anionic detergent, cationic detergent, synthetic detergent.
[4] cleansing; purging.
[5] a cleansing agent, esp a surface-active chemical such as an alkyl sulphonate, widely used in industry, laundering, shampoos, etc
[6] having cleansing power
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detention centre, detention home, deter, deterge, detergency, detergent, deteriorate, deterioration, determinable, determinacy, determinant
Origin of Detergent
1610–20; (< F) < Latin dētergent- (stem of dētergēns ) wiping off (present participle of dētergēre ). See deterge, -ent
Other words from Detergent
non·de·ter·gent , adjective
Word origin for Detergent
C17: from Latin dētergēns wiping off; see deterge