different between detergent vs detersiveness

English

Etymology

From French détergent, from Latin d?terg?ns the present participle of d?terge?, from d? (“off”) + terge? (“wipe, polish”), from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??t??d??nt/

Noun

detergent (countable and uncountable, plural detergents)

1. Any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant.

Related terms

• surfactant

Translations

Adjective

detergent (comparative more detergent, superlative most detergent)

1. Synonym of cleansing.

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /d?.t????ent/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /d?.t?r??en/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /de.te??d??ent/

Noun

detergent m (plural detergents)

1. detergent (any non-soap cleaning agent)

Further reading

• “detergent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Danish

Noun

detergent c (singular definite detergenten, plural indefinite detergenter)

detergent n (singular definite detergentet, plural indefinite detergenter)

1. detonation

Declension

Further reading

• “detergent” in Den Danske Ordbog

Latin

Verb

d?tergent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of d?terge?

Romanian

Etymology

From French détergent

Noun

detergent m (plural detergen?i)

1. detergent

Declension

English

Etymology

detersive +? -ness

Noun

detersiveness (uncountable)

1. The quality of cleansing.

Related terms

• detergent