Definition
A chemical substance or cleaning agent used to remove grease, oil, and fatty deposits from surfaces, equipment, or materials.
Etymology
From degrease + -er (agent noun suffix). A modern term combining de- + grease + -er to name the substance that performs the degr cleaning action.
Kelly Says
Powerful degreasers like citrus-based oils actually work by using the same chemistry as grease—'like dissolves like'—which is why your grandmother's lemon juice worked on greasy dishes.
Translations
ARالعربية
منظف الدهون
munzaf adh-dhun
BNবাংলা
তেল মুক্তি
tel muk-ti
CACatalà
netejador de greixos
ne-te-ja-do-r de gre-ixos
DADansk
fedt fjerner
fedt fer-ner
DEDeutsch
Entfetter
ent-fet-er
ELΕλληνικά
απολιπαστικό
a-po-li-pas-ti-ko
ESEspañol
desengrasante
des-en-gra-san-te
FAفارسی
جلا دهنده
ja-la-deh-i-ne
FISuomi
rasvapoisto
ras-va-pois-to
FRFrançais
dégraissant
de-gra-sɑ̃
GUGU
પેટ્રોલિયમ
pe-tro-li-yam
HEעברית
מנקה שומן
men-keh sho-man
HIहिन्दी
तेल हटाने वाला
tel hata-ne va-la
HUMagyar
zsírfelvétel
zsi-r-fel-ve-tel
IDBahasa Indonesia
penghilang lemak
pen-hi-lang le-mak
IGIG
ọ̀rụ̀ ụkwụ
ọ̀rụ̀ ụkwụ
ITItaliano
degrassante
de-gra-san-te
KKKK
жирды жою
zir-di jo-yu
KMKM
ប្រភពស្រា
pra-phop sra
MRMR
तेल हटाणारा
tel hata-na-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
penghilang lemak
pen-hi-lang le-mak
MYမြန်မာ
အရည်များ ဖျက်သိမ်း
a-ye-ma-ya p-yet-thi-mein
NLNederlands
ontvetter
ont-vet-ter
NONorsk
fettrens
fet-trens
PAPA
ਤੇਲ ਖ਼ਤਮ
tel kh-at-am
PLPolski
odplamiacz
od-pla-mi-acz
PTPortuguês
desengraxante
des-en-gra-san-te
RORomână
degrasa
de-gra-sa
RUРусский
де Greer
de-greer
SVSvenska
rengöringsmedel
ren-gör-ings-med-el
SWKiswahili
kuondoa mafuta
kwan-doa ma-fu-ta
TAதமிழ்
எண்ணெய் நீக்கி
en-ne-yi nee-kki
TEతెలుగు
నూనె తొలగించే
noo-ne tho-li-gin-che
THไทย
สารทำความสะอาดไขมัน
sa-ran tham-kwan-sa-at-kai-man
TLTL
alis ng langis
a-lis ng lan-gis
TRTürkçe
yağ temizleyici
yağ tem-iz-le-yic-i
UKУкраїнська
дезінфікуючий
de-zi-n-fi-ku-yuch-iy
URاردو
گندگی ختم کرنے والا
gan-di-gi kh-tam kar-ne wa-la
VITiếng Việt
giải dầu
gải-dầu
YOYO
ọ̀rọ̀ ẹ̀lẹ̀
ọ̀rọ̀ ẹ̀lẹ̀
ZUZU
umqombothi
um-qo-moth-i