| 单词 | detergent |
| 释义 | detergent /di terr"jeuhnt/, n. 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. Cf. anionic detergent, cationic detergent, synthetic detergent. adj. 4. cleansing; purging. [1610-20; ( < F) < L detergent- (s. of detergens) wiping off (prp. of detergere). See DETERGE, -ENT] |
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