cleaning agent

collocation in English

meaningsofcleaningandagent

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cleaning
noun[U]
uk
/ˈkliː.nɪŋ/us
/ˈkliː.nɪŋ/
the activity of removing the dirt from things and places, especially in ...
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agent
noun[C]
uk
/ˈeɪ.dʒənt/us
/ˈeɪ.dʒənt/
a person who acts for or ...
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(Definition ofcleaningandagentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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None reported using an antibacterialcleaningagenton kitchen work surfaces.
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Thecleaningagentshould not damage the inflatable nor react with other disinfection agents used in the swimming pool.
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Most commonly, acetone is used as thecleaningagent, because it dissolves most oils and it evaporates completely, leaving no residue.
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It is sometimes used as a denaturant for alcohol, and as acleaningagentin the textile, furniture, and leather industries.
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It is used as acleaningagentfor potable water reverse osmosis membranes in desalination systems.
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The range included the colorant ultramarine laundry bluing agent, gloss starch, a liquidcleaningagent, a pomade for cleaning, beef extract, and a hair pomade.
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Sodium fluoride is used as acleaningagent(e.g., as a laundry sour).
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Thecleaningagentthen had to be subjected to effluent treatment or solvent recovery.
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It was formerly widely used in fire extinguishers, as a precursor to refrigerants, and as acleaningagent.
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All surfaces should be wiped down with an appropriatecleaningagent.
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There are four key elements to optimally sanitizing jewelry: steam or hot water, water pressure and an antibacterialcleaningagent.
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At first, in contact with cool coal, the steam condenses to water acting as acleaningagent.
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It is an efficientcleaningagentwith a pleasant smell, promoted for being environmentally friendly and therefore, preferable to petrochemicals.
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All products have been reformulated without enzymes, most also including sodium hydroxide, as acleaningagent.
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An example of a strong alkalinecleaningagentis sodium hydroxide, also called caustic soda.
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This is in contrast to earlier times, when hydrofluoric acid, a hazardous chemical, was commonly used as acleaningagentin the industry by some operators.
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Moreover, it is acleaningagent.
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In processes without cleaning media like laser ablation and vibration cleaning, only the removed dirt has to be disposed of as there is nocleaningagent.
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Solvents based cleaning processes have the advantage that the dirt and thecleaningagentcan be more easily separated, whereas in aqueous processes is more complex.
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