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de⋅ter⋅gent

  [di-tur-juhnt]
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–noun
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 properties.
2. a similar substance that is oil-soluble and capable of holding insoluble foreign matter in suspension, used in lubricating oils, dry-cleaning preparations, etc.
3. any cleansing agent, including soap. Compare anionic detergent, cationic detergent, synthetic detergent.
–adjective
4. cleansing; purging.
Origin:
1610–20; (< F) < L dētergent- (s. of dētergēns) wiping off (prp. of dētergēre). See deterge, -ent
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GAIN® Laundry Detergent
2X Concentrated. Great Long-Lasting Freshness. Get More Info on GAIN®.
www.ILoveGain.com
Detergent
Learn About Tide's Suite of Laundry Detergents and More. Power Cleaning
www.Tide.com
de·ter·gent   (dĭ-tûr'jənt)   
n.  A cleansing substance that acts similarly to soap but is made from chemical compounds rather than fats and lye.
adj.  Having cleansing power.
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Word Origin & History

detergent 
1616, from L. detergentem, prp. of detergere "to wipe away," from de- "off, away" + tergere "to rub, polish, wipe." Originally a medical term, application to "chemical cleansing product" is from 1938.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1de·ter·gent
Pronunciation: di-'t&r-j&nt
Function: adjective
: having a cleansing action

Main Entry: 2detergent
Function: noun
: a cleansing agent: as a : SOAP 1 b : any of numerous synthetic water-soluble or liquid organic preparations that are chemically different from soaps but are able to emulsify oils, hold dirt in suspension, and act aswetting agents
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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detergent de·ter·gent (dĭ-tûr'jənt)
n.
A cleansing substance that acts similarly to soap but is made from chemical compounds rather than fats and lye. adj.
Having cleansing power.

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