NOUN | substance | detergent builder, builder | a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action |
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Meaning | A substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action. | |
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Synonym | builder | |
Narrower | sodium pyrophosphate, tetrasodium pyrophosphate | A sodium salt of pyrophosphoric acid used as a builder in soaps and detergents |
sodium tripolyphosphate | A sodium salt of triphosphoric acid used as a builder in soaps and detergents | |
trisodium phosphate, trisodium orthophosphate, tribasic sodium phosphate | The tertiary phosphate of sodium used as a builder in soaps and detergents | |
Broader | material, stuff | The tangible / tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object |
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