detergent

From French détergent, from Latin dētergēns the present participle of dētergeō, from dē (“off”) + tergeō (“wipe, polish”), from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈtɜːdʒənt/

detergent (countable and uncountable, plural detergents)

1. Any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant.

• surfactant

detergent (comparative more detergent, superlative most detergent)

1. Having the power to clean.

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /də.təɾˈʒent/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /də.tərˈʒen/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /de.teɾˈd͡ʒent/

detergent m (plural detergents)

1. detergent (any non-soap cleaning agent)
   • 2016 November 9, “Amazon llança l'entrega de productes d'ús diari tocant un botó”, in El Periódico‎:

     L'empresa també ha anunciat el llançament d'Amazon Dash Replenishment a Europa, un servei basat en el núvol que permet configurar els electrodomèstics per fer comandes automatitzades de productes com detergent per a la roba o tinta per a la impressora.

     The company has also announced the launch of Amazon Dash Replenishment in Europe, a service based in the cloud that allows appliances to be configured with automated ordering for products like clothing detergent or ink for printers.

• “detergent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

detergent c (singular definite detergenten, plural indefinite detergenter)

detergent n (singular definite detergentet, plural indefinite detergenter)

1. detonation

• “detergent” in Den Danske Ordbog

dētergent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of dētergeō