detergent, detersive
(adjective) having cleansing power
detergent
(noun) a cleansing agent that differs from soap but can also emulsify oils and hold dirt in suspension
detergent
(noun) a surface-active chemical widely used in industry and laundering
Source: WordNet® 3.1
detergent (countable and uncountable, plural detergents)
Any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant.
detergent (comparative more detergent, superlative most detergent)
synonym of cleansing.
Source: Wiktionary
De*ter"gent, a. Etym: [L. detergens, -entis, p. pr. of detergere: cf. F. détergent.]
Definition: Cleansing; purging.
– n.
Definition: A substance which cleanses the skin, as water or soap; a medicine to cleanse wounds, ulcers, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 December 2024
(noun) personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
