detergent builder

1. A substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action (synset 115121776)
   is a type of: material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
   subtypes:

   • sodium pyrophosphate, tetrasodium pyrophosphate - a sodium salt of pyrophosphoric acid used as a builder in soaps and detergents
   • sodium tripolyphosphate - a sodium salt of triphosphoric acid used as a builder in soaps and detergents
   • tribasic sodium phosphate, trisodium orthophosphate, trisodium phosphate - the tertiary phosphate of sodium used as a builder in soaps and detergents
   same as: builder

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