detergent.
Any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant.
Meaning & usage
Any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant.
laundry detergent
liquid detergent
Where this word comes from
From French détergent, from Latin dētergēns, the present participle of dētergeō, from dē (“off”) + tergeō (“wipe, polish”).
Synonym of cleansing.
Where this word comes from
From French détergent, from Latin dētergēns, the present participle of dētergeō, from dē (“off”) + tergeō (“wipe, polish”).
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