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detergent en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /dɪˈtɜːd͡ʒənt/ (Australia)
  • /dəˈtøːd͡ʒənt/ (New-Zealand)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /dɪˈtɜːd͡ʒənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /dɪˈtɝd͡ʒənt/ (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

From French détergent, from Latin dētergēns, the present participle of dētergeō, from dē (“off”) + tergeō (“wipe, polish”).

Meanings

  1. Synonym of cleansing.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
more detergent Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most detergent Degree=Sup lexicographic

Synonyms

cleansing

detergent en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /dɪˈtɜːd͡ʒənt/ (Australia)
  • /dəˈtøːd͡ʒənt/ (New-Zealand)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /dɪˈtɜːd͡ʒənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /dɪˈtɝd͡ʒənt/ (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

From French détergent, from Latin dētergēns, the present participle of dētergeō, from dē (“off”) + tergeō (“wipe, polish”).

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) Any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant.
    • liquid detergent
    • She used a mild detergent to wash the clothes.
    • powdered detergent
    • Near-synonym: cleaner (sometimes coordinate)
    • laundry detergent

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
detergents Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

soap[Appendix:Glossary

Deriveds

nondetergent · anionic detergent · cationic detergent · dish detergent · dishwasher detergent · detergentless · zwittergent

Relateds

manutergium · manuterge · surfactant

Synonyms

cleaner

Translations (61)

th สารซักฟอก (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · cs prací prostředek (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · lt skalbiklis (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · fo vaskievni (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · ca detergent (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · cs detergent (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · bg препара́т за почи́стване (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · is þvottaefni (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · ro detergent (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · eo deterganto (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · dsb cysćidło (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · nl reinigingsmiddel (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · ko 세제 (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · ar مُطَهِّر (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · cs saponát (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · hsb čisćenski srědk (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · hi अपमार्जक (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · eo lavpulvoro (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · it detergente (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · hsb čisćadło (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · pt detergente (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · ga glantach (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · az yuyucu (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · pl detergent (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · gl deterxente (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · az yuyucu maddə (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · ar مُنَظِّف (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · dsb cysćeński srědk (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · th สารชะล้าง (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · id detergen (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · cs čisticí prostředek (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · tr arıtıcı (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · et pesuvahend (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · hu mosószer (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · ru мо́ющее сре́дство (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · el απορρυπαντικό (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · af reinigingsmiddel (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · tr deterjan (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · da vaskemiddel (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · nb oppvaskpulver (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · cs mycí prostředek (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · fr détergent (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · az yuyucu vasitə (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · vo klinükamamed (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · sv tvättmedel (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · nb vaskemiddel (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · mk детерге́нт (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · de Reinigungsmittel (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · hsb rjedźidło (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · hsb rjedźenski srědk (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · mi waihopi (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · nb tøyvaskemiddel (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · hu mosópor (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · ja 洗剤 (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · fi pesuaine (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · es detergente (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · cmn 洗滌劑 /洗涤剂 (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · ru детерге́нт (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · mi hopiwē (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · fi puhdistusaine (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) · nl wasmiddel (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant)