Detergent
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purifying or cleansing agents, usually salts of long-chain aliphatic bases or acids, that exert cleansing (oil-dissolving) and antimicrobial effects through a surface action that depends on possessing both hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties.
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- Note: A detergent is a formulation comprising essential constituents (surface active agents) and subsidiary constituents (builders, boosters, fillers and auxiliaries).
- " So, in an attempt to cultivate Tide's inner "lovemark," new ads now dismiss the notion that laundry detergent is a mere commodity.
- Scientists have discovered that when detergent is added to water, they 'prefer' to be at the surface with their water loving heads pointing down into the water and their oil loving tails sticking up out of the water.
- 23 p 478A Technology Solutions Cold-water laundry detergent is a hot idea Household laundering takes a lot of energy—not even counting what’s required to haul the loads up and down stairs.
- Sodium perborate is the fundamental source of Avox in many detergent formulations, at lower wash temperatures in combination with an activator.
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