synthetic detergent

noun

1. any synthetic substance, other than soap, that is an effective cleanser and functions equally well as a surface-active agent in hard or soft water.

Example Sentences

The most notable example of P. & G.'s habit of competing with itself was its introduction of the synthetic detergent.

From Time Magazine Archive

Syndet stands for synthetic detergent.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Government charged that in 1932 Henkel, one of the world's biggest soapmakers, licensed some of its synthetic detergent patents to Procter & Gamble, Du Pont, and Richards Chemical Co.

From Time Magazine Archive

I mean a brand new synthetic detergent.

From Project Gutenberg