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detergent

[dih-tur-juhnt] / dɪˈtɜr dʒənt /
NOUN
soap
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Dow will make things that go into the detergent bottle.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Everything became more expensive at the start of the year: meat, milk, salt, flour, potatoes, pasta, bananas, soap, toothpaste, socks, laundry detergent, and many medicines too.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

Better laundry detergent might help clothing last a little longer.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026

Colored shampoo and detergent bottles, made from polyethylene, or #1 plastic, are getting recycled at a rate of just 5%.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

Mo’s quilt was cold when she crept under it, and the pillow didn’t yet smell of him either, only of laundry detergent.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke