washing powder

noun

soap in powdered form mixed with alkaline builders

• Hypernyms: ↑soap

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noun

: a powder for washing (as a soap powder or a powder containing a synthetic detergent and alkaline builder)

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washing powder or washing liquid noun

A powdered or liquid preparation used in washing clothes

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Main Entry: ↑wash

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washing powder UK US noun [uncountable] british

soap in the form of a powder used for washing clothes

Thesaurus: substances and equipment used for cleaning and caring for clothes_hyponym

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noun [noncount]

Brit : soap in the form of a powder that you use to wash clothes, towels, sheets, etc.

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ˈwashing powder [washing powder] noun uncountable (BrE)

soap or ↑detergent in the form of powder for washing clothes

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