Handwashing substance Crossword Clue
While searching our database we found 1 possible solution for the: Handwashing substance crossword clue. This crossword clue was last seen on January 30 2023 USA Today Crossword puzzle. The solution we have for Handwashing substance has a total of 4 letters.
Rank | Answer | Clue | Publisher |
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99% | SOAP | Handwashing substance | USA Today |
Definition
• | A substance which dissolves in water, thus forming a lather, and is used as a cleansing agent. Soap is produced by combining fats or oils with alkalies or alkaline earths, usually by boiling, and consists of salts of sodium, potassium, etc., with the fatty acids (oleic, stearic, palmitic, etc.). See the Note below, and cf. Saponification. By extension, any compound of similar composition or properties, whether used as a cleaning agent or not. |
• | To rub or wash over with soap. |
• | To flatter; to wheedle. |
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- USA Today: Jan 30, 2023
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