Chemicals and Drugs

Detergents

Purifying or cleansing agents, usually salts of long-chain aliphatic bases or acids, that exert cleansing (oil-dissolving) and antimicrobial effects through a surface action that depends on possessing both hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties.

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Abstract

Purifying or cleansing agents, usually salts of long-chain aliphatic bases or acids, that exert cleansing (oil-dissolving) and antimicrobial effects through a surface action that depends on possessing both hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties.

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Synonyms

24 entry terms
  • Detergent
  • Cleansing Agents
  • Detergent Pods
  • Laundry Detergent Pods
  • Laundry Pods
  • Syndet
  • Synthetic Detergent
  • Agent, Cleansing
  • Agents, Cleansing
  • Cleansing Agent
  • Detergent Pod
  • Detergent Pod, Laundry
  • Detergent Pods, Laundry
  • Detergent, Synthetic
  • Detergents, Synthetic
  • Laundry Detergent Pod
  • Laundry Pod
  • Pod, Detergent
  • Pod, Laundry
  • Pod, Laundry Detergent
  • Pods, Detergent
  • Pods, Laundry
  • Pods, Laundry Detergent
  • Synthetic Detergents

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, legislation & jurisprudence, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.

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History Note

91(81)63; was see under SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS 1981-90; was heading 1963-80

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QV 233

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Detergents. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003902. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003902
  2. Detergents. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detergent
  3. Detergents. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q334637