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| Castile |
see "Castile soap." [1/2 definitions] |
| Castile soap |
a fine white hard unscented soap made of olive oil and sodium hydroxide. |
| glycerol |
a sweet colorless or yellowish syrupy alcohol derived from fats or oils, used as a sweetener, solvent, and antifreeze, and in the making of soap, cosmetics, medicines, and explosives. |
| lanolin |
a fatty substance extracted from sheep's wool and used as a lubricant in soap, cosmetics, and ointments. |
| lather |
foam produced by soap or detergent agitated in water. [1/7 definitions] |
| oleic acid |
an oily acid, not soluble in water, that occurs in most animal and vegetable fats and oils, and is used in soap, ointments, and cosmetics. |
| pearl ash |
a white powdery substance used to manufacture soap, glass, and the like; potassium carbonate. |
| rinse |
to dip or spray with water in order to remove soap or superficial dirt or food. [3/5 definitions] |
| rosin |
a translucent, yellow-brown, brittle residue of the distillation of turpentine from pine sap, used as a friction-increasing agent, as on the bows of certain stringed instruments, and in manufacturing varnish, inks, and soap. [1/3 definitions] |
| saddle soap |
a soap, usu. containing neat's-foot oil, used to clean and soften leather. |
| saponaceous |
like soap; soapy. |
| saponify |
to make soap of (a fat). [2/4 definitions] |
| shampoo |
a soap or detergent solution used to cleanse the hair. [2/4 definitions] |
| soap |
(informal) soap opera. [2/3 definitions] |
| soapberry |
any of various tropical or subtropical trees bearing a globular fruit that contains saponin and lathers like soap. [1/2 definitions] |
| soapbox |
a box or crate used to package soap. [1/2 definitions] |
| soapsuds |
suds made by lathering soap in water. |
| soapy |
containing, covered with, or infused with soap. [3/4 definitions] |
| sodium carbonate |
a grayish-white powder, the anhydrous sodium salt of carbonic acid, used in the manufacture of glass, ceramics, soap, and sodium salts, and in bleaching and water treatment; soda ash. [1/2 definitions] |
| sodium hydroxide |
a strongly caustic solid, used in petroleum refining and the manufacture of rayon, film, and soap; caustic soda. |
| soft-soap |
to rub soft soap on. [1/2 definitions] |
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