detergent
Any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactantAny non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant.
» I need to buy some laundry detergent.
Мне нужно купить стиральный порошок.
Мне нужно купить стирального порошка.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant.
Near-synonym: cleaner (sometimes coordinate)
laundry detergent
Reinigungsmittel
мо́ющее сре́дствоmójuščeje srédstvo, детерге́нтdetergént
- a cleansing agent that differs from soap but can also emulsify oils and hold dirt in suspension
- a surface-active chemical widely used in industry and laundering
Examples
62 sentencesI need to buy some laundry detergent.
ruМне нужно купить стиральный порошок.
Have you recently changed which detergent you use?
I got a rash on my hands from dishwasher detergent.
ruУ меня появилась сыпь на руках от средства для мытья посуды.
deIch habe an den Händen durch Geschirrspülmittel einen Hautausschlag bekommen.
Tom asked Mary to buy a box of laundry detergent.
I've been using homemade laundry detergent for the past three years.
Translations
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Origin
From French détergent, from Latin dētergēns, the present participle of dētergeō, from dē (From French détergent, from Latin dētergēns, the present participle of dētergeō, from dē (“off”) + tergeō (“wipe, polish”).
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Forms
plural: detergents| Singular | detergent |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable