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synthetic detergent

American

noun

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.

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We are talking, of course, of the analytic and synthetic intelligence which we use in our acts of current thought, which works throughout our daily action and forms the fundamental thread of our scientific operations.

From A New Philosophy: Henri Bergson by Benson, Vincent

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