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Used as a cleaning agent, wetting agent, or insecticide – all soap used in horticulture should be biodegradable.

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Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
soap (noun)
1.
a) a cleansing and emulsifying agent made usually by action of alkali on fat or fatty acids and consisting essentially of sodium or potassium salts of such acids
b) a salt of a fatty acid and a metal
2.
- soap opera
soap (verb)
transitive verb
1.
to rub soap over or into
2.
- flatter
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
soap (noun)
a substance used for cleaning
SYNONYMS:
cleanser, detergent, soap
RELATED WORDS:
disinfectant, purifier, solvent; scrub, shampoo
Soap (Wikipedia)
For other uses, see Soap (disambiguation).

Soap is a salt of a fatty acid (sometimes other carboxylic acids) used for cleaning and lubricating products as well as other applications. In a domestic setting, soaps, specifically "toilet soaps", are surfactants usually used for washing, bathing, and other types of housekeeping. In industrial settings, soaps are used as thickeners, components of some lubricants, emulsifiers, and catalysts.

A handmade soap bar
Two equivalent images of the chemical structure of sodium stearate, a typical ingredient found in bar soaps
Emulsifying action of soap on oil

Soaps are often produced by mixing fats and oils with a base. Humans have used soap for millennia; evidence exists for the production of soap-like materials in ancient Babylon around 2800 BC.

Soap (Wiktionary)

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Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /soʊp/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /səʊp/
  • Rhymes: -əʊp

Etymology 1

    From Middle English sope, sape, from Old English sāpe (“soap, salve”), from Proto-West Germanic *saipā, from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *seyb-, *seyp- (“to pour out, drip, trickle, strain”

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    Bubble, Lather, Suds, Cleanse, Foam

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