cleansing substance

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• cleansing agent — n. cleaner, substance used to clean, cleanser, detergent …   English contemporary dictionary

• detergent — [dē tʉr′jənt, ditʉr′jənt] adj. [L detergens, prp. of detergere: see DETERGE] cleansing n. a cleansing substance; specif., a surface active chemical preparation, as, now esp., a linear alkyl sulfonate, that is capable of emulsifying dirt or oil:… …   English World dictionary

• detergent —    A water soluble wetting agent cleansing substance made from chemical compounds rather than the fats and lye used to make soaps. Also see solve, solvent, and stain and stain removal …   Glossary of Art Terms

• =smegma — to (G). A soapy secretion; a cleansing substance …   Dictionary of word roots and combining forms

• abluent —   n. & a. Medicine, cleansing (substance) …   Dictionary of difficult words

• detergent — A cleansing substance, other than soap, used in washing clothes, dishes, etc., and sometimes added to lubricating oil …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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• therapeutics — /ther euh pyooh tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the branch of medicine concerned with the remedial treatment of disease. [1665 75; see THERAPEUTIC, ICS] * * * Treatment and care to combat disease or alleviate pain or injury. Its tools include… …   Universalium