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soapnuts

soapnuts is the plural of soapnut.

Meaning of soapnut

Noun

soapnut (plural soapnuts)

  1. 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

Questions about soapnuts

What is soapnuts the plural of?
Soapnuts is the plural of soapnut.

Words near soapnuts in the dictionary

  1. soapman
  2. soapmen
  3. soapmonger
  4. soapmongers
  5. soapnut
  6. soapnuts
  7. soaprock
  8. soaprocks
  9. soaproot
  10. soaproots
  11. soaps

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