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Detergents  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Agent, Cleansing
  • Agents, Cleansing
  • Cleansing Agent
  • Cleansing Agents
  • Detergent Pod
  • Detergent Pods
  • Detergents, Synthetic
  • Detergent, Synthetic
  • Pod, Detergent
  • Pods, Detergent
  • Synthetic Detergent
  • Synthetic Detergents

Scope note

  • Purifying or cleansing agents, usually salts of long-chain aliphatic bases or acids, that exert cleansing (oil-dissolving) and antimicrobial effects through a surface action that depends on possessing both hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties.

History note

  • 91(81)63; was see under SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS 1981-90; was heading 1963-80

In other languages

  • Finnish

  • detergentti
  • pesuaine
  • pesuaineet
  • puhdistusaine
  • puhdistusaineet
  • puhdistusneste
  • puhdistusnesteet
  • Swedish

  • Tvättmedel

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003902

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