detergent builder
— Noun
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~ a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action
detergent
— Noun
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~ a surface-active chemical widely used in industry and laundering
deteriorate
— Verb
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~ grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
deteriorate
— Verb
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~ become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated"
deterioration
— Noun
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~ a symptom of reduced quality or strength
deterioration
— Noun
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~ process of changing to an inferior state
determent
— Noun
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~ a communication that makes you afraid to try something
determinable
— Adjective
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~ capable of being determined or limited or fixed; "determinable velocities"; "matters determinable by law"
determinant
— Adjective
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~ having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle"
determinant
— Noun
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~ the site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself
determinant
— Noun
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~ a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"
determinant
— Noun
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~ a square matrix used to solve simultaneous equations
determinate
— Adjective
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~ supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement; "a definitive verdict"; "a determinate answer to the problem"
determinate
— Adjective
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~ not continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex; "determinate growth"
determinate
— Adjective
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~ precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause; "a determinate distance"; "a determinate number"; "determinate variations in animals"
determinateness
— Noun
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~ the quality of being predictable with great confidence
determination
— Noun
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~ the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation; "the determination of molecular structures"
determination
— Noun
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~ deciding or controlling something's outcome or nature; "the determination of grammatical inflections"
determination
— Noun
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~ the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"
determination
— Noun
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~ a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination"