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washing powder

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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 Co-op has also been trialling empty dummy display packaging for higher value products such as coffee, chocolates and washing powder.

From BBC Nov. 16, 2023

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

Today he tracks prices of some 400 goods and services - everything from washing powder to day passes at Tokyo Disneyland.

From Reuters Dec. 3, 2021

Thus, you can get a ten cent box of stove polish for three cents, a twenty-five cent package of washing powder for seven cents, a twenty-five cent box of starch enamel for five cents, etc.

From The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources by Anonymous

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