detergent

  • 11detergent — [dē tʉr′jənt, ditʉr′jənt] adj. [L detergens, prp. of detergere: see DETERGE] cleansing n. a cleansing substance; specif., a surface active chemical preparation, as, now esp., a linear alkyl sulfonate, that is capable of emulsifying dirt or oil:… …

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  • 12Detergent — For the band, see The Detergents. Detergents A detergent is a surfactant or a mixture of surfactants with cleaning properties in dilute solutions. [1] In common usage, detergent refers to alkylbenzenesulfonates, a family of compounds that are… …

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  • 13detergent — /di terr jeuhnt/, n. 1. any of a group of synthetic, organic, liquid or water soluble cleaning agents that, unlike soap, are not prepared from fats and oils, are not inactivated by hard water, and have wetting agent and emulsifying agent… …

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  • 14Détergent — Un détergent (ou agent de surface, détersif, surfactant) est un composé chimique, généralement issu du pétrole, doté de propriétés tensioactives, ce qui le rend capable d enlever les salissures. La détersion est un élément d hygiène fondamental,… …

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  • 15detergent — [17] A detergent is literally something that ‘wipes away’. The word comes 161 devil from dētergent , the present participial stem of Latin dētergēre, a compound verb formed from dē ‘away’ and tergēre ‘wipe’ (its past participle produced English… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 16Detergent — ploviklis statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Aktyvioji paviršiaus medžiaga teršalams šalinti nuo kietųjų paviršių. atitikmenys: angl. detergent; surfactant vok. Detergens, n; Detergent, n; synthetisches Reinigungsmittel,… …

    Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas

  • 17detergent — ploviklis statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Aktyvioji paviršiaus medžiaga teršalams šalinti nuo kietųjų paviršių. atitikmenys: angl. detergent; surfactant vok. Detergens, n; Detergent, n; synthetisches Reinigungsmittel,… …

    Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas

  • 18détergent — ploviklis statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Aktyvioji paviršiaus medžiaga teršalams šalinti nuo kietųjų paviršių. atitikmenys: angl. detergent; surfactant vok. Detergens, n; Detergent, n; synthetisches Reinigungsmittel,… …

    Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas

  • 19detergent — [17] A detergent is literally something that ‘wipes away’. The word comes from dētergent , the present participial stem of Latin dētergēre, a compound verb formed from dē ‘away’ and tergēre ‘wipe’ (its past participle produced English terse).… …

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  • 20detergent — noun Detergent is used before these nouns: ↑ad Detergent is used after these nouns: ↑dishwasher, ↑laundry …

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