a water-soluble cleansing agent which combines with impurities and dirt to make them more soluble, and differs from soap in not forming a scum with the salts in hard water
洗涤剂,清洁剂,去垢剂。
any additive with a similar action, e.g. an oil-soluble substance which holds dirt in suspension in lubricating oil
清洁添加剂(指任何能起清洁剂作用的添加剂,如能使污垢在润滑油中悬浮的可溶于油的物质)。
of or relating to such compounds or their action
(与)清洁添加剂(有关)的;使清洁的
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staining that resists detergent action .抗清洁作用的污斑形成。
"early 17th cent. (as an adjective): from Latin