detersive

de·ter·sive

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dih-tur-siv]
- /dɪˈtɜr sɪv/
- /dɪ.ˈtɜː.sɪv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dih-tur-siv]
- /dɪˈtɜr sɪv/

Definitions of detersive word

adjective detersive having cleansing power 3
abbreviation DETERSIVE detergent 3
adjective detersive cleansing; detergent. 1
noun detersive a detersive agent or medicine. 1
noun detersive Having cleansing abilities. 1
noun detersive A cleansing agent; a detergent. 0

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Origin of detersive

First appearance:

before 1580

One of the 35% oldest English words

1580-90; < Middle French détersif < Latin dēters(us) (past participle of dētergēre; see deterge) + -if -ive

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Parts of speech for Detersive

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Detersive

detersive popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

detersive usage trend in Literature

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