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washing powder

washing powder noun: a powder used in washing clothes, etc.; a detergent.

washing powder: a powder used in washing clothes, etc.; a detergent
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Noun

washing powder (countable and uncountable, plural washing powders)

  1. A powder used in washing clothes, etc.; a detergent.

washing powder meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

washing powder in Hindi

powder for washing clothes
धोने का पाउडर dhone kā pāuḍar, वाशिंग पाउडर vāśiṅg pāuḍar

washing powder in Tamil

சலவைத்தூள்

washing powder in Urdu

powder for washing clothes
واشِن٘گ پاؤُڈَر vāśiṅg pāuḍar

washing powder in Bengali

powder for washing clothes
ওয়াশিং পাউডার ōẇaśiṅ pauḍar
More languagesFewer languages
washing powder in Tagalog
panghugas ng pulbos
washing powder in Arabic
مَسْحُوق غَسِيل masḥūq ḡasīl
washing powder in Malay
serbuk pencuci
washing powder in Indonesian
deterjen bubuk
washing powder in Thai
ผงซักฟอก pǒng-sák-fɔ̂ɔk
washing powder in Vietnamese
bột giặt, xà bông
washing powder in Myanmar
ကြေးချွတ်ဆေး kre:hkywathce:

Forms of washing powder

pluralwashing powders

Questions about washing powder

What does washing powder mean?
Washing powder means a powder used in washing clothes, etc.; a detergent.
What is washing powder in Hindi?
Washing powder in Hindi is धोने का पाउडर (dhone kā pāuḍar), वाशिंग पाउडर (vāśiṅg pāuḍar). See Washing powder meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is washing powder?
Washing powder is a noun.
What is the plural of washing powder?
The plural of washing powder is washing powders.

Words near washing powder in the dictionary

  1. washing one's mouth out
  2. washing oneself of
  3. washing out
  4. washing out one's mouth
  5. washing over
  6. washing powder
  7. washing powders
  8. washing sherry
  9. washing soda
  10. washing stuff
  11. washing tab

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Adapted from Wiktionary: washing powder (page history and authors); washing powder (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). 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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