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all-purpose cleaner

/ˌɔl.pɝpəsˈklinɚ/

all-purpose cleaner noun: a type of multifunctional cleaning agent used for various surfaces and purposes.

all-purpose cleaner: a type of multifunctional cleaning agent used for various surfaces and purposes
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Noun

all-purpose cleaner (usually uncountable, plural all-purpose cleaners)

  1. (usually) A type of multifunctional cleaning agent used for various surfaces and purposes.

Forms of all-purpose cleaner

pluralall-purpose cleaners

Questions about all-purpose cleaner

What does all-purpose cleaner mean?
All-purpose cleaner means a type of multifunctional cleaning agent used for various surfaces and purposes.
What part of speech is all-purpose cleaner?
All-purpose cleaner is a noun.
How do you pronounce all-purpose cleaner?
All-purpose cleaner is pronounced /ˌɔl.pɝpəsˈklinɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of all-purpose cleaner?
The plural of all-purpose cleaner is all-purpose cleaners.

Words near all-purpose cleaner in the dictionary

  1. all-powerful
  2. all-present
  3. All-Pro
  4. All-Pros
  5. all-purpose
  6. all-purpose cleaner
  7. all-purpose cleaners
  8. all-purpose flour
  9. all-purpose flours
  10. all-risks
  11. all-roader

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