Look up: detergent

1. Detergent
   A soap-like emulsifer that contains a sulfate, SO₃ or a phosphate group instead of a carboxylate group.
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2. Detergent
   A detergent is a type of surfactant. Essentially, a detergent is any surfactant that is not a soap.
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3. Detergent
   Synthetic washing agent that helps to remove dirt and oil. Some contain compounds which kill useful bacteria and encourage algae growth when they are in wastewater that reaches receiving waters.
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4. detergent
   [adj] - having cleansing power 2. [n] - a surface-active chemical widely used in industry and laundering 3. [n] - a cleansing agent that differs from soap but can also emulsify oils and hold dirt in suspension
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5. Detergent
   A soap-like emulsifer that contains a sulfate, SO₃ or a phosphate group instead of a carboxylate group.
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6. Detergent
   A substance used for removing dirt. Detergents differ from soaps in that detergents are compounds that are derived from sulfur-containing organic acids.
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7. Detergent
   A detergent is a cleaning or wetting agent, classed as anionic if it has a negative charge and cationic if it has a positive charge.
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8. Detergent
   A detergent is a cleaning or wetting agent, classed as anionic if it has a negative charge and cationic if it has a positive charge.
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9. Detergent
   Cleaning and washing agent used for the removal of soils with a composition other than soap
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10. Detergent
    An agent that cleanses boils, sores, wounds etc.
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11. detergent
    A chemical surfactant agent that is used for removing grease and dirt from surfaces.Used in marine pollution control as a spray to break up oil slicks into small globules to increase the speed on dispersion Category: Management in the public and private sector • a substance that assists ...
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12. Detergent
    De·ter'gent adjective [ Latin detergens , -entis , present participle of detergere : confer French détergent .] Cleansing; purging. -- noun A substance which cleanses the skin, as water or soap; a medicine to cleanse wounds, ulcers, etc.
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13. detergent
    <chemistry> An agent which purifies or cleanses. ... <cell biology> Amphipathic, surface active, molecules with polar (water soluble) and nonpolar hydrophobic) domains. They bind strongly to hydrophobic molecules or molecular domains to confer water solubility. ... Examples include: sodi...
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14. detergent
    detersive adjective having cleansing power
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15. detergent
    noun a cleansing agent that differs from soap but can also emulsify oils and hold dirt in suspension
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16. detergent
    noun a surface-active chemical widely used in industry and laundering
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17. detergent
    (de-tur´jәnt) purifying or cleansing. an agent that purifies or cleanses. in biochemistry, any of a class of agents structurally consisting of a nonpolar hydrocarbon chain and a hydrophilic polar head group, which reduce the surface tension of water, emulsify, and aid in solubilization ...
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18. Detergent
    • (a.) Cleansing; purging. • (n.) A substance which cleanses the skin, as water or soap; a medicine to cleanse wounds, ulcers, etc.
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19. detergent
    any of various surface-active agents (surfactants) particularly effective in dislodging foreign matter from soiled surfaces and retaining it in ... [2 related articles]
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20. detergent
    (L. detergere to cleanse) an agent which purifies or cleanses.
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21. detergent
    detergent 1. A cleansing substance; especially, a synthetic liquid that dissolves dirt and oil. 2. A cleansing substance that acts similarly to soap but is made from chemical compounds rather than fats and lye. 3. Etymology: from 1616, from Latin detergentem, form of detergere 'to wipe away'; from...
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22. Detergent
    A detergent is a surfactant or a mixture of surfactants with "cleaning properties in dilute solutions." In common usage, "detergent" refers to alkylbenzenesulfonates, a family of compounds that are similar to soap but are more soluble in hard water, because the polar sulfonate (of detergents) is less likely than the polar carboxyl (of soap) to...
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23. Detergent
    in lubrication, either an additive or a compounded lubricant having the property of keeping insoluble matter in suspension thus preventing its deposition where it would be harmful. A detergent may also redisperse deposits already formed.
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24. detergent
    detergent (dētûr'junt, di–) , substance that aids in the removal of dirt. Detergents act mainly on the oily films that trap dirt particles. The detergent molecules have a hydrocarbon portion, soluble in oil, and an ionic portion, soluble in water. The detergent acts as an emulsi...
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25. detergent
    Type: Term Pronunciation: dē-tĕr′jent Definitions: 1. Cleansing. 2. A cleansing or purging agent, usually salts of long-chain aliphatic bases or acids (quaternary ammonium or sulfonic acid compounds) that, through a surface action that depends on their possessing both hydrophilic and...
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