detergent
/dɪˈtɜːd͡ʒənt/US/dɪˈtɝd͡ʒənt/
detergent noun: any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant.
Noun
detergent (countable and uncountable, plural detergents)
- Any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant.
- Near-synonym: cleaner (sometimes coordinate)
- laundry detergent
- Synonyms:
- cleaner
Adjective
detergent (comparative more detergent, superlative most detergent)
detergent meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
detergent in Hindi
- any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant
- अपमार्जक apmārjak
detergent in Tamil
- துவைக்காரம், சலவைக்காரம், அழுக்கு
detergent in Marathi
- डिटर्जंट, डिटर्जेंट, डिटरजंट
detergent in Urdu
- ڈٹرجنٹ, ڈیٹرجنٹ
More languagesFewer languages
- detergent in Bengali
- ডিটারজেন্ট, ডিটারজেণ্ট
- detergent in Telugu
- డిటర్జెంట్, డీటర్జెంట్
- detergent in Malayalam
- ഡിറ്റർജന്റെ്, അഴുക്കുകളയാൻ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന സാധനം, സോപ്പുപൊടി, അലക്കുപൊടി
- detergent in Kannada
- ಮಡಿಮಾಡುವ, ತೊಳೆಯುವ, ಶುದ್ಧಿಕಾರಕ, ಕಶ್ಮಲಹಾರಿ
- detergent in Punjabi
- ਡਿਟਰਜੈਂਟ, ਡੀਟਰਜੈਂਟ, ਡਿੱਟਰਜੈਂਟ
- detergent in Gujarati
- ડિટર્જન્ટ, ડિટરજન્ટ, ડીટર્જન્ટ
- detergent in Odia
- ଡିଟର୍ଜେଣ୍ଟ, ଡିଟର୍ଜେଣ୍ଟ୍, ଡିଟର୍ଜେଂଟ
- detergent in Nepali
- डिटर्जन्ट, डिटर्जेन्ट, डिटर्जेंट
- detergent in Arabic
- مُطَهِّر muṭahhir, مُنَظِّف munaẓẓif
- detergent in Indonesian
- detergen
- detergent in Thai
- สารชะล้าง, สารซักฟอก
Examples of detergent in a sentence
- When it comes to laundry detergent, she always buys a name brand, just to be safe.
- They branded the new detergent "Suds-O", with a nature scene inside a green O on the muted-colored recycled-cardboard box.
- This detergent will get most household stains out.
Synonyms of detergent
Forms of detergent
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | detergents |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more detergent |
| superlative | most detergent |
Origin of detergent
From French détergent, from Latin dētergēns, the present participle of dētergeō, from dē (“off”) + tergeō (“wipe, polish”).
Words formed from detergent
Phrases with detergent
Words that rhyme with detergent
- emergent
- divergent
- assurgent
- resurgent
- convergent
- insurgent
- turgent
- urgent
- abstergent
- neurodivergent
- submergent
- surgent
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Questions about detergent
- What does detergent mean?
- Detergent means any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant.
- What is detergent in Hindi?
- Detergent in Hindi is अपमार्जक (apmārjak). See Detergent meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is detergent?
- Detergent can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce detergent?
- Detergent is pronounced /dɪˈtɜːd͡ʒənt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of detergent?
- The plural of detergent is detergents.
Words near detergent in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: detergent (page history and authors); detergent (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); detergent (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); detergent (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); detergent (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); detergent (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); detergent (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); detergent (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); detergent (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); detergent (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); detergent (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); detergent (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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