Definitions
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- adjective Resembling
soap . - adjective Resembling a
soap opera or some aspect of one.
Etymologies
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Examples
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He said he was also worried that the oil contains traces of "dispersants," soaplike chemicals sprayed into the oil to break it up.
La. scientist locates another vast oil plume in the gulf 2010
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They mixed the proteins with a soaplike substance to keep them in place and then sandwiched the goo between thin layers of conducting metal.
Popeye Is Smiling 2008
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They mixed the proteins with a soaplike substance to keep them in place and then sandwiched the goo between thin layers of metal.
Spinach Power 2008
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Adipocere is a soaplike substance that sometimes forms when human tissue is submerged in water or other liquid for some time.
Smoke, Mirrors, and Murder Ann Rule 2008
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Some of the compounds in the seeds are soaplike: not poisonous, merely emetic.
L.S.D., R.I.P. 2006
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Such lack of mawkishness sets the tone for the reader as we witness a series of almost soaplike moments which permeate Brannigan's life.
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Such lack of mawkishness sets the tone for the reader as we witness a series of almost soaplike moments which permeate Brannigan's life.
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Such lack of mawkishness sets the tone for the reader as we witness a series of almost soaplike moments which permeate Brannigan's life.
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A soaplike foam material used in the process can appear in the water that comes back up the wells, said Tisha Calabrese-Benton, a state environment department spokesman.
tennessean.com - Top News from The Tennessean, MUSIC CITY U.S.A 2009
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