detergent

A new report says laundry detergent pods are sending 20,000 kids to the hospital each year.

I now see that by the standards of modern American society, I do something comparable to concocting my own laundry detergent.

He swore under his breath and twisted the valve that was supposed to dispense detergent.

He was thoroughly wet with the stuff and no amount of water and detergent would take it off.

Hot water is itself a detergent; that is, it has the power of dissolving dirt.

Such soap possesses very powerful detergent qualities, but it is apt to feel hard and be somewhat gritty in use.

Its detergent action is sometimes supposed to be due to the free alkali, whereas a well-made soap is practically neutral.