Where does “detergent” come from?
Detergent comes from French détergent, from Latin detergens, the present participle of detergeo, composed of the prefix de and a root from Proto-Indo-European terh₁-.
detergent (English): Any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a...
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- Any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a...
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