Detergent

English

Noun

Detergent (plural Detergents)

1. Any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant.

Related terms

• surfactant

Adjective

Detergent (comparative more Detergent, superlative most Detergent)

1. Having the power to clean.

Thesaurus

abstergent, cathartic, cleaner, cleaning, cleaning agent, cleaning solvent, cleanser, cleansing, cleansing cream, cold cream, cream, dentifrice, depurant, depurative, diuretic, emetic, enema, expurgatory, holystone, lotion, lustral, mouthwash, nauseant, pumice stone, purgative, purge, purging, purificatory, purifier, purifying, rinse, shampoo, soap, solvent, surfactant, synthetic detergent, tooth powder, toothpaste, wash, washing

Translations

Noun

any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant

Bulgarian: препарат за почистване (bg) Danish: vaskemiddel (da) n. Dutch: wasmiddel (nl) Finnish: pesuaine (fi), puhdistusaine (fi) German: Reinigungsmittel n. Greek: απορρυπαντικό (el) (aporrypantikó) n. Hungarian: tisztítószer (hu)

Irish: glantach (ga) m. Italian: detergente (it) Japanese: 洗剤 (senzai) Norwegian: vaskemiddel (no) n. Russian: отбеливатель (ru) Spanish: detergente (es) m.

Adjective

having the power to clean

Finnish: puhdistava (fi) Greek: απορρυπαντικός (el) (aporrypantikós) m., καθαριστικός (el) (katharistikós) m.

Irish: glantach (ga) Italian: detergente (it)

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Latin

Verb

dētergent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of dētergeō