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Detergent

/dɪˈtɜrdʒənt/
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(noun) Any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant.

I got a rash on my hands from dishwasher detergent.
He swallowed detergent by mistake.
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I got a rash on my hands from dishwasher ____.

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