Glossary Of Carpet Cleaning Terms
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Defoamers
Substance used to reduce or eliminate foam.
Degreaser
A specialty product that removes grease and greasy/oily soils from hard surfaces. Basic ingredients include surfactants that penetrate and emulsify along with alcohol or glycol derivatives to boost cleaning.
Deionized Water
Water from which charged or ionizable organic or inorganic salts are removed.
Deliquescent
Describes a substance which absorbs water vapor from the air and dissolves in it, forming a concentrated solution. Calcium chloride is an example.
Density
Equal to its mass divided by its volume.
Detergent
A washing and cleaning agent with a composition other than soap. Detergents unlike soaps are less sensitive to minerals in water.
Diffusion
The spontaneous and even mixing of gases or liquids.
Dispersing Agent
A material that reduces the cohesive attraction between like particles.
Dispersion
A colloidal system characterized by a continuous (external phase) and a discontinuous (internal phase). Uniformity of dispersions can be improved by the use of dispersing agents.
Distilled Water
Water which has had salts removed by distillation. It is very pure, but does contain some dissolved gases.
Dwell or Contact Time
Describes the time
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