Detergent definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Detergent is a chemical substance, usually in the form of a powder or liquid, which is used for washing things such as clothes or dishes. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'detergent'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× detergent (dɪtɜːʳdʒənt ) Wordforms:pluraldetergents variablenoun Detergentisachemicalsubstance,usuallyintheformofapowderorliquid,whichisusedforwashingthingssuchasclothesordishes. Synonyms:cleaner,cleanser,washing-upliquid,soappowder MoreSynonymsofdetergent MoreSynonymsofdetergent COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof detergent Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'detergent' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'detergent' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'sommelier' HindiTranslationof'detergent' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency detergentinBritishEnglish (dɪˈtɜːdʒənt ) noun1. acleansingagent,espasurface-activechemicalsuchasanalkylsulphonate,widelyusedinindustry,laundering,shampoos,etc adjectivealso:detersive(dɪˈtɜːsɪv )2. havingcleansingpower CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordoriginC17:fromLatindētergēnswipingoff;seedeterge WordFrequency detergentinAmericanEnglish (diˈtɜrdʒənt ;dɪˈtɜrdʒənt ) adjective1.  cleansing noun2.  acleansingsubstance;specif.,asurface-activechemicalpreparation,as,nowesp.,alinearalkylsulfonate,thatiscapableofemulsifyingdirtoroil seealsosoap Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordoriginLdetergens,prp.ofdetergere:seedeterge WordFrequency detergentinAmericanEnglish (dɪˈtɜːrdʒənt) noun1. anyofagroupofsynthetic,organic,liquidorwater-solublecleaningagentsthat,unlikesoap,arenotpreparedfromfatsandoils,arenotinactivatedbyhardwater,andhavewetting-agentandemulsifying-agentproperties 2. asimilarsubstancethatisoil-solubleandcapableofholdinginsolubleforeignmatterinsuspension,usedinlubricatingoils,dry-cleaningpreparations,etc. 3. anycleansingagent,includingsoapCompareanionicdetergent,cationicdetergent,syntheticdetergent adjective4. cleansing;purging Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Wordorigin[1610–20;(‹F)‹Ldētergent-(s.ofdētergēns)wipingoff(prp.ofdētergēre).Seedeterge,-ent] Examplesof'detergent'inasentence detergent TheseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontentthatdoesnotreflecttheopinionsorpoliciesofCollins,oritsparentcompanyHarperCollins. Wewelcomefeedback:reportanexamplesentencetotheCollinsteam.Readmore… Onlyuseatabletdetergentforafullload.Times,SundayTimes(2015)Examplesarefrozenorangejuiceandlaundrydetergent.McKenzie,JamesF.&Pinger,RobertR.AnIntroductiontoCommunityHealth(1995)Youmayalsofindaliquiddetergentbetter.Times,SundayTimes(2007)Thenwashyourskirtasnormal,usingabiologicaldetergent.Times,SundayTimes(2008)Ifpossible,useahightemperatureandabiologicaldetergent.Times,SundayTimes(2008)Forinstance,supposeyouweresellingwashingmachinedetergent.Kiam,VictorGoingForIt!:HowtoSucceedAsanEntrepreneur(1986)Soaktheshirtinabiologicaldetergent,thenhandwashitasnormalandhangouttodry.TheSun(2014)S2Surelyifgloveswillnotstanduptobasicdetergent,whatusearethey?TheSun(2014)It'sthelaundrydetergentmymother-in-lawuses.ChristianityToday(2000)First,putyourlaundryintothemachine,thenselectyourprogrammeandpourliquiddetergentintoacompartmentatthetopofthemachine.Times,SundayTimes(2014) COBUILDCollocations detergent  dishdetergent dishwasherdetergent householddetergents laundrydetergent liquiddetergent milddetergent washingdetergent Trendsof detergent Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages detergent BritishEnglish:detergent /dɪˈtɜːdʒənt/NOUNDetergentisachemicalsubstanceusedforwashingthingssuchasclothesordishes....atypeofdetergent.AmericanEnglish:detergent /dɪˈtɜrdʒənt/Arabic:مَادَةٌمُنَظِّفَة BrazilianPortuguese:detergente Chinese:洗涤剂 Croatian:deterdžent Czech:čisticíprostředek Danish:vaskepulver Dutch:wasmiddel EuropeanSpanish:detergente Finnish:pesuaine French:détergent German:Reinigungsmittel Greek:απορρυπαντικό Italian:detergente Japanese:洗剤 Korean:세제 세척제Norwegian:vaskemiddel Polish:detergent EuropeanPortuguese:detergente Romanian:detergentRussian:моющеесредство LatinAmericanSpanish:detergente Swedish:tvättmedel Thai:ผงซักฟอก Turkish:deterjan Ukrainian:мийнийзасібVietnamese:bộtgiặt Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically detergent detervisitors deterge detergency detergent detergentbottle deterger deteriorate AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'D' Relatedtermsof detergent dishdetergent milddetergent anionicdetergent cationicdetergent detergentbottle Viewmorerelatedwords Source DefinitionofdetergentfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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