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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

The soda ash produced by We Soda can be found in washing powder detergents, and is also used by companies in the production of goods such as glass. solar panels and batteries for electric vehicles.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 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

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 Fawcett, Edgar

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