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. — marafon
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. — fjay69
deIch habe an den Händen durch Geschirrspülmittel einen Hautausschlag bekommen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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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regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable