On May 22, 6:00 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:

So if I read that correctly, plain water or sand blasting agents can
be called detergents?

Yes, depending on context. If you were discussing cleaning materials
to be ADDED TO water, then of course you wouldn't count the water
itself as a detergent. However, if you were comparing various
substances as cleaners, among them water, then you would count the
water as a detergent.

Robert