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Meanings of soaps in English

Russian
жидкое мыло
Portuguese
sabão
Spanish
pastillas de jabón
Catalan
sabó
Wikidata

Salt of fatty acids (long-chain carboxylic acids), used for washing and cleaning.

жидкое мыло
Synonyms
Examples for "soap"
Examples for "soap"
1
You must continue to use alcohol-based hand sanitizers, hot water and soap.
The South African
2
Use hot water and soap, and wash for a good 20 seconds.
Cooking for geeks: real science, great hacks, and good food
3
Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer if soap and water are not available.
Wired
4
She saw in mirrors, cups of water; in soap-bubbles, the coming future.
Summer on the Lakes, in 1843
5
The lack of soap, hot water, bread, books, films, metal, paper, cloth?
The Rational Optimist
Usage of soaps in English
1
But could this new live interactive format be the future for soaps?
Radio NZ
2
The only shows here are soaps, and a couple of reality shows.
Sisters
3
The producers of the soaps she wrote for were far more easygoing.
Bungalow 2
4
This coronavirus is very susceptible to soaps and sanitizers if they're used.
Wired
5
Sir, Kathy Sheridan's article on television soaps was nothing less than excellent.
The Irish Times
6
The primary contaminant of waste hygiene water will be surfactants or soaps.
Pubmed
7
The remainder will go on Dove's familiar testimonial ads for its soaps.
The Irish Times
8
Tallow soaps and olive oil soaps are less irritating than other varieties.
Maintaining Health (Formerly Health and Efficiency)
9
Here too are soaps, perfumes, and salves for the toilet-hair-pinsand essences.
Zenobia; or, the Fall of Palmyra
10
While everyone else was watching soaps, I'd be busily punching my keyboard.
The Irish Times
11
Usually there were a couple of nurses hanging out there, watching soaps.
Crushed
12
Jacob and Diane shudder and groan as Veronica soaps their flayed skin.
Night of knives
13
And reviewers say the scent actually smells better than most other soaps.
NY Magazine
14
Old soaps never die, they simply emigrate and return to haunt you.
The Guardian
15
Two million of these soaps have already been sold since launching last year.
News.com.au
16
Consumers needed to be made aware antibacterial soaps did not guarantee germ protection.
The Guardian
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Translations for soaps
Portuguese
sabão
Catalan
sabó
Soaps through the time
Soaps across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common