DETERGENCY

detergency, detergence

(noun) detergent quality; the quality of having cleansing power

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

detergency (usually uncountable, plural detergencies)

The active property of a detergent

Synonyms

• detergence

Source: Wiktionary


De*ter"gen*cy, n.

Definition: A cleansing quality or power. De Foe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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16 January 2025

BOOK

(noun) a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; “they run things by the book around here”


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Coffee Trivia

Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.

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