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# detergent

«detergent» in Mova's school dictionary: **a liquid or powder used for cleaning, especially for…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (detergent, detergents; often uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

Detergent is a liquid or powder used for cleaning, especially for washing clothes or dishes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detergent/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and safety: washing-up liquid and laundry powder are detergents; keep them away from small children and never swallow them; laundry pods are very dangerous. In science lessons, detergent breaks up grease and is used in bubble and milk-colour experiments. Phrases: «washing detergent», «laundry detergent», «a drop of detergent».

### examples

- Put some detergent in the washing machine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detergent/#x1)
- Detergent helps take grease off the plates. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detergent/#x2)
- We added a drop of detergent to the milk and the colours swirled. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detergent/#x3)
- Keep detergent on a high shelf away from little children. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detergent/#x4)
- This detergent is gentle on the skin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detergent/#x5)
- Mix water and detergent to make bubbles. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detergent/#x6)
- Never drink anything from a detergent bottle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detergent/#x7)

### note

Usually uncountable: «some detergent», «too much detergent». Safety: if a child swallows detergent or gets it in the eyes, tell an adult straight away and call for help. In maths, it appears in volume problems (ml per wash).

### In the corpora

- [Dishwasher detergent is made not to foam, so washing-up liquid must never go in a dishwasher: the foam would overflow.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/24-soap-and-why-washing-works/18/)
- [Never try online challenges with choking, holding breath, medicines, fire or detergent pods; they have hurt and killed children.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/284-facts-opinions-and-saying-no-to-dares/23/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «detergent» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detergent/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.