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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 buildersplay

  Familiarity information: WASHING POWDER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WASHING POWDER (noun)


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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