Meaning

1 senses
  1. Synonym of cleansing.

    having cleansing power

Examples

62 sentences
  1. I need to buy some laundry detergent.

    ruМне нужно купить стиральный порошок. — marafon

  2. Have you recently changed which detergent you use?

  3. 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

  4. Tom asked Mary to buy a box of laundry detergent.

  5. I've been using homemade laundry detergent for the past three years.

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

more detergent, most detergent
Comparativemore detergent Lesson
Superlativemost detergent Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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