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PRONUNCIATION OF DETERSIVE

detersive  [dɪˈtɜːsɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DETERSIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Detersive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DETERSIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of detersive in the English dictionary

The definition of detersive in the dictionary is having cleansing power.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DETERSIVE


abstersive
æbˈstɜːsɪv
aspersive
əˈspɜːsɪv
aversive
əˈvɜːsɪv
coercive
kəʊˈɜːsɪv
cursive
ˈkɜːsɪv
decursive
dɪˈkɜːsɪv
discursive
dɪˈskɜːsɪv
dispersive
dɪˈspɜːsɪv
excursive
ɪkˈskɜːsɪv
extraversive
ˌɛkstrəˈvɜːsɪv
extroversive
ˌɛkstrəˈvɜːsɪv
immersive
ɪˈmɜːsɪv
incursive
ɪnˈkɜːsɪv
inversive
ɪnˈvɜːsɪv
noncoercive
ˌnɒnkəʊˈɜːsɪv
nondispersive
ˌnɒndɪˈspɜːsɪv
perversive
pəˈvɜːsɪv
precursive
priːˈkɜːsɪv
recursive
rɪˈkɜːsɪv
subversive
səbˈvɜːsɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DETERSIVE

determinator
determine
determined
determinedly
determinedness
determiner
determining
determinism
determinist
deterministic
deterrability
deterrable
deterred
deterrence
deterrent
deterrently
deterrer
deterring
detersion
detest

WORDS THAT END LIKE DETERSIVE

abusive
aggressive
antisubversive
comprehensive
corsive
discoursive
endorsive
excessive
exclusive
expensive
extensive
extorsive
impressive
inclusive
intensive
massive
offensive
on the defensive
progressive
torsive

Synonyms and antonyms of detersive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «detersive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DETERSIVE

Find out the translation of detersive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of detersive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «detersive» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

去污
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

detergente
570 millions of speakers

English

detersive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

detersive
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

detersive
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

моющие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

detergente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরিষ্কারক বস্তু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

détersif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Detersif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Waschmittel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

洗浄性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

성 세정
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Detersive
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

để rửa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

detersive
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निर्णायक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

temizleyici
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

detersivo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

surfaktant
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

миючі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

detergent
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απορρυπαντικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

detregente
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

detersiv
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rensende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of detersive

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DETERSIVE»

The term «detersive» is normally little used and occupies the 131.792 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DETERSIVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about detersive

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DETERSIVE»

Discover the use of detersive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to detersive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Advances in Carbonic Acid Research and Application: 2013 ...
4,166,039 addresses the problem of incorporating a substantial quantity of non- ionic detersive surfactant into spraydried particles, and allegedly overcomes this problem by incorporating clay together with the non-ionic detersive surfactant into  ...
‎2013
2
Anionic Surfactants: Organic Chemistry
An increase in molecular weight increases the detersive properties up to a certain point, and beyond this a further increase in molecular weight serves only to increase the range of detergency as a function of concentration. For alcohol sulfates ...
Helmut W. Stache, 1995
3
Detergency: Theory and Technology
The realization that the efficiency of a detersive process is related to the soil removal rate has inspired attempts to describe detergency with a simple mathematical expression. The initial objective of kinetic studies was to develop such a ...
G. Cutler, 1986
4
Wine Microbiology: Science and Technology
Detersives, detergents and sanitizers A detersive is defined as a type of detergent that is used to cleanse and remove extraneous material from surfaces of inanimate objects (equipment, bench tops, etc.), while a sanitizer is a substance that ...
Claudio Delfini, Joseph V. Formica, 2001
5
The Monthly Gazette of Health or Medical, Dietetic, ...
No matter what stage the disease may be in, or whether the rheumatism be inflammatory or acute ; gout, regular or irregular ; the temperament, plethoric or leucophlegmatic : " the celebrated salutary detersive drops" will speedily effect a  ...
Richard Reece, M.D., 1830
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A supplement to the pharmacopœias
Antiscorbutic ; used in coughs ; externally detersive ; seeds acrid, lithontriptic. — * Early winter cress, E. precox, Barbarea precox ; — * Water radish, Raphanus aquaticus, Sisymbrium amphi- bium. Herbs acrid, used in scurvy; eaten in salads.
Samuel Frederick Gray, 1828
7
New Scientist
The role requires a Chemistry Graduate with knowledge of analytical procedures and experience of research into applications of non-detersive surfactants, who should be accustomed to initiating and implementing his or her own research.
8
Alkalies—Advances in Research and Application: 2013 Edition: ...
water-soluble salts such as sodium carbonate and/or sodium sulphate, benefit the plant handling profile when incorporating anionic detersive surfactant into highly water-soluble spray-dried particles that do not comprise water-insoluble ...
‎2013
9
A Treatise on the Natural and Chymical Properties of Water: ...
In soap the causticity of the alkali is weakened by its dilution with oily or fatty matters, but it yet retains a detersive quality without the liability of injuring the animal texture. The detersive quality of the soap arises from the combination of the alkali ...
Abraham Booth, 1830
10
The Spiritual magazine; or, Saint's treasury. [Continued as] ...
The detersive quality of an alkali is owing to its power of dissolving the resinous, glutinous, and vegetable substances which adhere to the skin. In soap the causticity and solvend power of the alkali is weakened by its combination with the oil or ...

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DETERSIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term detersive is used in the context of the following news items.
1
P&G innovation focusing on personal care and home products
... 45 percent by weight of an anionic detersive surfactant; the remainder of the powder is comprised of a second spray-dried particle composed ... «IPWatchdog.com, Jan 15»
2
Can Engine Oils Replace Hydraulic Oils?
There is a class of hydraulic fluids (DIN 51524) that contains dispersive and detersive additives much like engine oils. The use of these fluids is approved by ... «Machinery Lubrication Magaz, Apr 14»
3
High, Green and Fruitful Amazing the Palm Tree
Dates have a high tannin content and are used medicinally as a detersive (having cleansing power) and astringent in intestinal troubles. «Sudan Vision, Sep 11»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Detersive [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/detersive>. Apr 2024 ».
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