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Detecting
- verb - a police investigation to determine the perpetrator; "detection is hard on the feet"
- discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "
Detergent
- adjective - a cleansing agent that differs from soap but can also emulsify oils and hold dirt in suspension
- a surface-active chemical widely used in industry and laundering
- having cleansing power
Deterging
- verb - wipe away; to wash off or out, cleanse; chiefly in medical use: to clear away foul matter from the body; "This drug is powerful enough to deterge"
Determent
- noun - a communication that makes you afraid to try something
Determine
- verb -
- decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
- establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"
- fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules"
- fix in scope; fix the boundaries of; "the tree determines the border of the property"
- reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"
- settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument"
- shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"
Deterrent
- adjective - A means of dissuasion
- something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
- tending to deter; "the deterrent effects of high prices"
Deterring
- verb - try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth"
- turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"
Detesting
- verb - dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians"
- Hate
Dethawing
- verb - become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat"
Deticking
- verb - free (a pet) of ticks