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WASHING POWDER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does washing powder mean?
• WASHING POWDER (noun)
The noun WASHING POWDER has 1 sense:
1. soap in powdered form mixed with alkaline builders
Familiarity information: WASHING POWDER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Soap in powdered form mixed with alkaline builders
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
built-soap powder; soap powder; washing powder
Hypernyms ("washing powder" is a kind of...):
soap (a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats)
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