Another word for cleanser
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Noun
Something that purifies or cleans
- One who, or that which, clarifies.
- A vessel in which the process of clarification is conducted.
- A person or device that purifies (by removing impurities)
- Agent noun of refine; one who refines.
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Another word for cleanser
Noun
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- A cleansing agent, manufactured in bars, granules, flakes, or liquid form, made from a mixture of the sodium salts of various fatty acids of natural oils and fats.
- A substance used with water to produce suds for washing or cleaning: soaps are usually sodium or potassium salts of fatty acids, produced by the action of an alkali, as caustic soda or potash, on fats or oils
- A soap opera.
- A cleansing substance; specif., a surface-active chemical preparation, as, now esp., a linear alkyl sulfonate, that is capable of emulsifying dirt or oil
- A cleansing substance that acts similarly to soap but is made from chemical compounds rather than fats and lye.
- Any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant.
- A substance or material such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
- Something that is used for grinding, polishing, etc., as sandpaper or emery
- (Geology) Rock fragments, sand grains, mineral particles, used by water, wind, and ice to abrade a land surface.
- Froth formed by profuse sweating, as on a horse.
- (Informal) A condition of anxious or heated discomposure; agitation:
- A foam formed by soap or detergent agitated in water, as in washing or shaving.
- A substance, usually liquid, that dissolves or can dissolve another substance
- Something that solves or explains; solution
- A substance released into the air to counteract unwanted odors.
- Any deodorant preparation; esp., a liquid or semisolid substance used on the body
- A chemical compound used in its gaseous state as a pesticide or disinfectant.
- A substance used for polishing
- The act or process of polishing:
- A substance containing chemical agents or abrasive particles and applied to smooth or shine a surface:
- Anything that disinfects; means for destroying harmful bacteria, viruses, etc.
- An agent, such as heat, radiation, or a chemical, that is applied to inanimate objects to destroy, neutralize, or inhibit the growth of disease-carrying microorganisms.
- Any substance that inhibits the action of microorganisms
- A substance that prevents infection by inhibiting the growth of infectious agents.
- A laxative
- A medicine for stimulating evacuation of the bowels; purgative
- An agent for purging the bowels, especially a laxative.
- A person or device that purifies (by removing impurities)
- A powdered, abrasive cleaner.
- Alternative spelling of dry cleaner.
- A person whose business is the dry cleaning of clothes and other fabrics.
- A traditional Indian and Persian body massage given after pouring warm water over the body and rubbing it with extracts from herbs.
- Any of various liquid or cream preparations of soap or detergent used to wash the hair and scalp.
- A commercial liquid soap product for washing hair or other fibres/fibers, such as carpets.
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