detergency

detergency
detergency [dē tʉr′jənsdē tʉr′jən sē]
n.
the quality or power of cleansing: also detergence [dē tʉr′jəns]

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de·ter·gen·cy (dĭ-tûrʹjən-sē) n.
The power or quality of cleansing.

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