soapnut
soapnut noun: the drupe of Sapindus plants, containing saponins, which are a natural surfactant.
Noun
soapnut (plural soapnuts)
- The drupe of Sapindus plants, containing saponins, which are a natural surfactant.
- Soapnuts are the dried fruit of a tree called Sapindus mukorossi (Chinese Soapberry) and contain saponin, a natural surfactant that foams just like soap.2015, Beth Terry, Plastic-Free: How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How You Can Too, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN
soapnut meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada
soapnut in Tamil
- the drupe of Sapindus plants
- சீயக்காய் cīyakkāy
soapnut in Telugu
- the drupe of Sapindus plants
- కుంకుడుకాయ kuṅkuḍukāya
soapnut in Malayalam
- the drupe of Sapindus plants
- സാബൂൻകായ sābūṉkāya
soapnut in Kannada
- the drupe of Sapindus plants
- ಅಂಟುವಾಳ aṇṭuvāḷa
More languagesFewer languages
- soapnut in Gujarati
- અરીઠાં arīṭhā̃
Forms of soapnut
| plural | soapnuts |
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Origin of soapnut
From soap + nut.
Questions about soapnut
- What does soapnut mean?
- Soapnut means the drupe of Sapindus plants, containing saponins, which are a natural surfactant.
- What is soapnut in Tamil?
- Soapnut in Tamil is சீயக்காய் (cīyakkāy). See Soapnut meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is soapnut?
- Soapnut is a noun.
- What is the plural of soapnut?
- The plural of soapnut is soapnuts.
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