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Detergent vs Cleaner - What's the difference?

detergent | cleaner |

As nouns the difference between detergent and cleaner

is that detergent is any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant while cleaner is a person whose occupation is to clean floors, windows and other things.

As adjectives the difference between detergent and cleaner

is that detergent is having the power to clean while cleaner is comparative of clean.

detergent

English

Noun

(wikipedia detergent) (en noun)
  • Any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant.

    • Related terms

    * surfactant

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having the power to clean.

    • cleaner

    English

    Etymology 1

    (clean) (agent noun)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person whose occupation is to clean floors, windows and other things.
  • A device that cleans, such as the vacuum cleaner.
  • A cleaning detergent.
  • (in the plural) A professional laundry or dry cleaner (business).
    • I'll have to take this shirt to the cleaners .
    Derived terms
    * cleaner fish * vacuum cleaner
    Related terms
    * take to the cleaners

    Etymology 2

    clean +

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (clean)

    • Anagrams

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