cleaning agent
Example Sentences
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If your cleaner uses a PCE cleaning agent, air out your clothes somewhere like the garage for a day before bringing them home to avoid breathing in the chemicals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
Based on the new scientific findings, the team recommends that orange juice processing companies should no longer use peracetic acid as a cleaning agent.
From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2024
Since the stone is porous, it tends to hold onto water and any kind of cleaning agent, and similar to glass, it requires cool-down periods after use to avoid temperature shock and cracking.
From Salon • Mar. 3, 2022
It is also used as a tooth whitener in some toothpastes, and as a common household cleaning agent.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2021
Ammonium carbonate is used to some extent as a softening and cleaning agent, and is valuable, as there is no injurious effect upon clothing, because it readily volatilizes.
From Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value by Snyder, Harry
