detergent

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I - noun

1. a surface-active chemical widely used in industry and laundering (Freq. 22)
• Hypernyms:
wetting agent, wetter, surfactant, surface-active agent
• Hyponyms:
anionic detergent, anionic, non-ionic detergent, cationic detergent, invert soap,
sodium lauryl sulphate, sodium lauryl sulfate, SLS
2. a cleansing agent that differs from soap but can also emulsify oils and hold dirt in suspension (Freq. 3)
• Derivationally related forms:
deterge
• Hypernyms:
cleansing agent, cleanser, cleaner
• Hyponyms:
dishwasher detergent, dishwashing detergent, dishwashing liquid, laundry detergent, liquid detergent

II - adjective

having cleansing power
• Syn:
detersive
• Similar to:
purifying
• Derivationally related forms:
deterge (for: detersive), detergency, detergence, deterge