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[ adjective ] used of e.g. detergents

Used in print

(Jay C. Harris and John R. Van Wazer, "Detergent...)

These widely advertised products , which are used primarily for washing clothes , are based on high-sudsing , synthetic organic actives ( sodium alkylbenzenesulfonates ) and contain up_to 50 % by weight of sodium_tripolyphosphate or a mixture of sodium_tripolyphosphate and tetrasodium_pyrophosphate .

Related terms

low-sudsing

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