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Definition of Detergence
1. Noun. Detergent quality; the quality of having cleansing power.
Generic synonyms: Usefulness, Utility
Derivative terms: Deterge, Detergent, Deterge, Detergent
Definition of Detergence
1. Noun. The active property of a detergent ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Detergence
Literary usage of Detergence
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1909)
"The detergence of soap is greatly increased by the addition of certain ...
The value of sodium carbonate to increase the detergence of soap was early ..."
2. Reason, Thought, and Language; Or, The Many and the One: A Revised System of by Douglas Macleane (1906)
"... detergent,' usefulness is part of the notion of detergence, not detergence of
usefulness.1 A whist-player looks first at the turned-up card, ..."
3. The Western Journal of Medicine and Surgery by Daniel Drake, Lundsford Pitts Yandell (1841)
"... and where there is most need of preserving the vessels; from this two-fold
circumstance results an easy detergence and the prompt re-attachment of the ..."
4. The Awakening of the Desert by Julius Charles Birge (1912)
"... wet from frequent and continued service,— all of which instruments of ablution
and detergence we exploited to the greatest advantage possible. ..."
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