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Definition of Anionic detergent

1. Noun. A class of synthetic detergents in which the molecules do not ionize in aqueous solutions.

Definition of Anionic detergent

1. Noun. (chemistry) Any detergent in which the lipophilic part of the molecule is an anion; examples include soaps and sunthetic long-chain sulfates and sulfonates ¹

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Medical Definition of Anionic detergent

1. Detergents, such as soaps (alkali metal salts of long-chain fatty acids), that have a hydrophilic function due to a negative electric charge which exerts a limited antibacterial effect. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anionic Detergent

Literary usage of Anionic detergent

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1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"... detergent has almost no effect, as for the reaction between 2,4-dinitro- chlorobenzene and hydroxide ion in water (Figure 2), and an anionic detergent, ..."

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