de·ter·gent 
(dĭ-tûrjənt)
(dĭ-tûrjənt)n.
A cleansing substance that acts similarly to soap but is made from chemical compounds rather than fats and lye.
adj.
Having cleansing power.
- semiannual
- semiannually
- semiaquatic
- Semi-Arian
- Semi-Arianism
- semiarid
- semiaridity
- semiattached
- semiauto
- semi-auto
- semiautobiographical
- semiautomated
- semiautomatic
- semi-automatic
- semiautonomous
- semiautonomously
- semiautonomy
- semibold
- semibreve
- semicentennial
- semicircle
- semicircular
- semicircular canal
- semicivilized
- semiclassical