Associations to the word «Detergency»

Wiktionary

DETERGENCY, noun. The active property of a detergent

Dictionary definition

DETERGENCY, noun. Detergent quality; the quality of having cleansing power.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats