detergent

== English == === Etymology === From French détergent, from Latin dētergēns, the present participle of dētergeō, from dē (“off”) + tergeō (“wipe, polish”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɪˈtɜːd͡ʒənt/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /dɪˈtɝd͡ʒənt/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /dɪˈtɜːd͡ʒənt/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /dəˈtøːd͡ʒənt/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dʒənt === Noun === detergent (countable and uncountable, plural detergents) Any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant. Coordinate term: soap (sometimes loosely synonymous) Near-synonym: cleaner (sometimes coordinate) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === detergent (comparative more detergent, superlative most detergent) Synonym of cleansing. == Catalan == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin detergentem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [də.tərˈʒe̞n] IPA(key): (Balearic) [də.tərˈʒent] IPA(key): (Central) [də.tərˈʒen] IPA(key): (Valencia) [de.teɾˈd͡ʒent] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [de.terˈʒen] === Noun === detergent m (plural detergents) detergent (any non-soap cleaning agent) ==== Related terms ==== detergir === Further reading === “detergent”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Czech == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin detergens. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈdɛtɛrɡɛnt] === Noun === detergent m inan detergent Synonyms: čisticí prostředek, mycí prostředek, prací prostředek, saponát ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “detergent”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “detergent”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 == Danish == === Noun === detergent c (singular definite detergenten, plural indefinite detergenter) detergent n (singular definite detergentet, plural indefinite detergenter) detergent ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “detergent” in Den Danske Ordbog == Latin == === Verb === dētergent third-person plural present active indicative of dētergeō == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French détergent. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɛˈtɛr.ɡɛnt/ Rhymes: -ɛrɡɛnt Syllabification: de‧ter‧gent === Noun === detergent m inan (related adjective detergentowy) detergent (any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “detergent”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “detergent”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish) == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French détergent. === Noun === detergent m (plural detergenți) detergent ==== Declension ====