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washing powder

British  

noun

  1. powdered detergent for washing fabrics

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It produces cleaning and hygiene brands such as Ariel washing powder and Oral B toothpaste.

From Seattle Times Feb. 1, 2024

The FSB later returned the bundles of washing powder to Wagner, the post said.

From Reuters Oct. 6, 2023

On the day Colin visited, the food bank - which provided 16,500 people with meals last year - had run out of shampoo, washing powder, washing up liquid, toothbrushes and deodorant.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2022

But his employment ended in disgrace after he shot an advertisement for a washing powder in the style of “Citizen Kane.”

From New York Times Jul. 3, 2022

But now and then a boat would move past, hugging the shore, and wearing on its breadth of canvas huge black letters that advertised a soap, a washing powder or perhaps a quack medicine.

From An Ambitious Woman A Novel by Edgar Fawcett

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