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Definition of detergent noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

detergent

noun
 
/dɪˈtɜːdʒənt/
 
/dɪˈtɜːrdʒənt/
 [uncountable, countable]
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  1. a liquid or powder that helps remove dirt, for example from clothes or dishes see also dishwashing detergentTopics Physics and chemistryc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryDetergent is used before these nouns:
    • ad
    Detergent is used after these nouns:
    • dishwasher
    • laundry
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    Word Originearly 17th cent. (as an adjective): from Latin detergent- ‘wiping away’, from the verb detergere, from de- ‘away from’ + tergere ‘to wipe’.
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