detergent builder
a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action (Freq. 1) • Syn: builder • Derivationally related forms: build (for: builder) • Hypernyms: material, stuff • Hyponyms: sodium pyrophosphate, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, sodium tripolyphosphate, trisodium phosphate, trisodium orthophosphate, tribasic sodium phosphate
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