sugar soap

sugar soap
sugar soap noun
An alkaline cleansing or stripping preparation for paint surfaces
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Main Entry:sugar

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sugar soap,
an alkaline substance that resembles sugar, used for cleansing a surface before painting.

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ˈsugar soap 7 [sugar soap] noun uncountable (BrE)
a substance which contains soap and ↑soda, used for washing surfaces or removing paint

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