a water-soluble cleansing agent which combines with impurities and dirt to make them more soluble, and differs from soap in not forming a scum with the salts in hard water 洗涤剂,清洁剂,去垢剂 ■any additive with a similar action , e. g. an oil-soluble substance which holds dirt in suspension in lubricating oil 清洁添加剂(指任何能起清洁剂作用的添加剂,如能使污垢在润滑油中悬浮的可溶于油的物质)
adjective
of or relating to such compounds or their action (与)清洁添加剂(有关)的;使清洁的 staining that resists detergent action. 抗清洁作用的污斑形成。
派生 detergence noun detergency noun 语源
early 17th cent. (as an adjective): from Latin detergent- 'wiping away', from the verb detergere, from de- 'away from' + tergere 'to wipe'