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 →

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 →
• Detergent helps take grease off the plates. tree →
• We added a drop of detergent to the milk and the colours swirled. tree →
• Keep detergent on a high shelf away from little children. tree →
• This detergent is gentle on the skin. tree →
• Mix water and detergent to make bubbles. tree →
• Never drink anything from a detergent bottle. tree →

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.
• Never try online challenges with choking, holding breath, medicines, fire or detergent pods; they have hurt and killed children.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «detergent» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.