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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

Today Carrefour, for instance, is free to sell washing powder at a 60% discount, he said.

From Reuters Aug. 29, 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 even under these circumstances, a moderate use of washing powder is general in laundry work.

From General Science by Bertha M. Clark

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