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a substance used for cleaning
  • add the detergent to the washing machine before putting in the clothes

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The first known use of detergent was in 1616

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“Detergent.” The Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detergent. Accessed 16 December 2019.

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