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How to pronounce detergent in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms detersive
Derivation detergency, deterge, detergence
Type Words
Type of cleansing agent, cleanser, cleaner
Has types liquid detergent, dishwasher detergent, dishwashing detergent, dishwashing liquid, laundry detergent
Derivation deterge
Type Words
Type of surface-active agent, surfactant, wetter, wetting agent
Has types anionic, anionic detergent, cationic detergent, invert soap, non-ionic detergent, sls, sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium lauryl sulphate

Examples of detergent

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They get new clothes, like other kids, and their families get laundry detergent.
From the thenewstribune.com
Then mix a small amount of mineral oil with an even smaller amount of detergent.
From the sciencedaily.com
America's No. 1 laundry detergent, Tide, is called Ariel in Europe, for example.
From the businessweek.com
These gasolines exceed the U.S. EPA's minimum requirement for detergent content.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Thought maybe a certain type of detergent ingredient could cause that to happen.
From the yallsjoynt.com
Would viewers pay more attention to ads pitching condoms than laundry detergent?
From the newscientist.com
I use my smaller bottles of dishwashing liquid to carry my liquid detergent in.
From the sacbee.com
Bring a non-toxic dishwashing detergent or an elegant package of cloth napkins.
From the sacbee.com
Used in food and drink containers, detergent bottles, grocery bags, trash bags.
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More examples
  • Having cleansing power
  • A surface-active chemical widely used in industry and laundering
  • A cleansing agent that differs from soap but can also emulsify oils and hold dirt in suspension
  • A detergent is a material used for cleaning. The term is sometimes used to differentiate between soap and other surfactants used for cleaning.
  • (The Detergents) The Detergents were an American music group consisting of Ronnie (Ron) Dante, Danny Jordan, and Tommy Wynn. The group's speciality was parody songs, as with their first and best-known hit record, "Leader of the Laundromat", written and produced by Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss. ...
  • Any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant; Having the power to clean
  • (Detergents) compounds that possess a cleaning action and have hydrophilic and lipophilic parts. Although products used for handwashing or antiseptic handwash in a health-care setting represent various types of detergents, the term "soap" is used to refer to such detergents in this guideline. ...
  • (Detergents) Cleaning powders and liquids that work like soap, but are made in a different way; they have chemicals in them that are not in soap.
  • (Detergents) These are organic chemicals designed to clean surfaces or objects. They do this by reducing the surface tension and suspend dirt in suspension from the object to be cleaned. ...