Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The power or quality of cleansing.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A cleansing quality or power.

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  • noun The active property of a detergent

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun detergent quality; the quality of having cleansing power

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Examples

  • This low-viscosity oil is claimed to provide excellent detergency, keeping grinding wheels clean and allowing chips to be efficiently flushed away from the process.

    Manufacturingtalk - manufacturing industry news 2010

  • This low-viscosity oil is claimed to provide excellent detergency, keeping grinding wheels clean and allowing chips to be efficiently flushed away from the process.

    Manufacturingtalk - manufacturing industry news 2010

  • Retiol CO-5 is said to have the following performance benefits: protects against cobalt leaching; transparent, enabling clear view of workpiece; good cooling properties; high resistance to bacterial and fungal growth; superior tramp oil rejection; high detergency; fast settling of chips/fines; low foam levels; good corrosion protection.

    Manufacturingtalk - manufacturing industry news 2010

  • Lubriserv said the product offers the following performance benefits: protects against cobalt leaching; transparent, enabling clear view of workpiece; good cooling properties; high resistance to bacterial and fungal growth; good tramp oil rejection; high detergency - no wheel glazing, extends life; fast settling of chips/fines - keeps machine cleaner and aids filtration; low foam levels even on high-pressure systems; and good corrosion protection.

    Manufacturingtalk - manufacturing industry news 2010

  • Lubriserv said the product offers the following performance benefits: protects against cobalt leaching; transparent, enabling clear view of workpiece; good cooling properties; high resistance to bacterial and fungal growth; good tramp oil rejection; high detergency - no wheel glazing, extends life; fast settling of chips/fines - keeps machine cleaner and aids filtration; low foam levels even on high-pressure systems; and good corrosion protection.

    Manufacturingtalk - manufacturing industry news 2010

  • This low-viscosity oil is claimed to provide excellent detergency, keeping grinding wheels clean and allowing chips to be efficiently flushed away from the process.

    Manufacturingtalk - manufacturing industry news 2010

  • This low-viscosity oil is claimed to provide excellent detergency, keeping grinding wheels clean and allowing chips to be efficiently flushed away from the process.

    Manufacturingtalk - manufacturing industry news 2010

  • This low-viscosity oil is claimed to provide excellent detergency, keeping grinding wheels clean and allowing chips to be efficiently flushed away from the process.

    Manufacturingtalk - manufacturing industry news 2010

  • Retiol CO-5 is said to have the following performance benefits: protects against cobalt leaching; transparent, enabling clear view of workpiece; good cooling properties; high resistance to bacterial and fungal growth; superior tramp oil rejection; high detergency; fast settling of chips/fines; low foam levels; good corrosion protection.

    Manufacturingtalk - manufacturing industry news 2010

  • Lubriserv said the product offers the following performance benefits: protects against cobalt leaching; transparent, enabling clear view of workpiece; good cooling properties; high resistance to bacterial and fungal growth; good tramp oil rejection; high detergency - no wheel glazing, extends life; fast settling of chips/fines - keeps machine cleaner and aids filtration; low foam levels even on high-pressure systems; and good corrosion protection.

    Manufacturingtalk - manufacturing industry news 2010

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