Detersiveness

/dɪˈtɜrsɪvnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of having the power to cleanse, wash, or purify something.

Etymology

From 'detersive' (cleansing) plus the noun suffix '-ness.' Archaic medical term from Latin 'detergere' (to wipe away).

Kelly Says

The 'detersiveness' of salt water—its ability to clean and disinfect—made it crucial in ship surgeries; sailors understood that salt water was one of their best medicines!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንድን አይነት
an-din ay-net
ARالعربية
طبيعة المنبذ
tabie'ah al-manbūḏ
BNবাংলা
বিরোধী প্রকৃতি
bi-roh-thee pro-kri-tee
CACatalà
detersivitat
deh-ter-see-vee-taht
CSČeština
odražující vlastnost
oh-dra-zho-y-u-che vlast-nost'
DADansk
afskrækkende karakter
af-skræ-k-ken-de kar-ak-ter
DEDeutsch
Abschreckung
abschreck-ung
ELΕλληνικά
αποθαρρυντική ιδιότητα
ah-po-tharr-oon-tee-kee ee-dee-o-tee
ESEspañol
detersividad
deh-ter-see-vee-thee
FAفارسی
خاصیت خنثا
khas-siyat khen-tha
FISuomi
pelottava ominaisuus
pel-ot-ta-va o-min-ai-suus
FRFrançais
détersiveness
deh-ter-siv-nes
GUGU
પ્રતિકારક
pra-ti-bandh-ak
HAHA
fada
fa-da
HEעברית
מאפיין מרתיע
ma-af-ein mar-thee-e
HIहिन्दी
निराशाजनकता
ni-ra-shā-jan-katā
HUMagyar
elriasztó tulajdonság
el-ree-as-toh too-laj-don-sag
IDBahasa Indonesia
sifat penolak
si-fat pe-no-lak
IGIG
ikegwu
ih-keh-g-woo
ITItaliano
detersività
deh-ter-see-vee-ta
JA日本語
威嚇性
い嚇せいせい
KKKK
қарсы
kar-sy
KMKM
ប្រឆាំង
bra-cha-ang
KO한국어
방어성
bang-eo-seong
MRMR
प्रतिबंधक
pra-ti-bandh-ak
MSBahasa Melayu
sifat penolak
si-fat pe-no-lak
MYမြန်မာ
ကျင့်ကြံ
kyin-g-kran
NLNederlands
afstottende eigenschap
af-sto-ttende eig-enschap
NONorsk
avskrekkende karakter
av-skrek-ken-de kar-ak-ter
PAPA
ਰੋક
rok
PLPolski
odstrzegaczność
od-strze-gah-cz-no-sht'
PTPortuguês
detersividade
deh-ter-see-dee-deh
RORomână
caracter de respingare
kar-ak-ter deh re-sping-ah-reh
RUРусский
отталкиваемость
ot-tal-ki-va-yem-ost'
SVSvenska
avvisande karaktär
av-vis-an-deh kar-ak-taer
SWKiswahili
thamani ya kukataa
tha-ma-ni ya koo-ka-taa
TAதமிழ்
மறுப்பு தன்மை
ma-ru-ppu than-mai
TEతెలుగు
విरोधక లక్షణం
vi-ro-dha-ka lak-sh-na-m
THไทย
ความหยาบคาย
kwan-muang ya-ap-kai
TLTL
katangian ng pagtanggi
ka-tang-ee-an ng pa-gtang-gi
TRTürkçe
cayıcılık
cay-i-ci-lik
UKУкраїнська
відштовхувальна властивість
vid-shto-vhu-val-na vlas-t-iv-ist'
URاردو
مخالفت کی خصوصیت
makh-al-fat ki khas-siyat
VITiếng Việt
tính chống lại
tinh chong lai
YOYO
gba
gba
ZH中文
威吓性
wēi xià xìng
ZUZU
ukuthi
oo-koo-thee

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