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hand wash¹

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From hand + wash (noun).

noun hand washes · hand-wash

  1. countable An instance of washing one’s hands. Davis (11) compared hand exposures of apple thinners using gloves and hand washes. He found that hand exposures obtained by rinsing were significantly lower than those obtained by using either cotton or nylon gloves.

    Similar: handwashing

  2. countable An instance of washing something by hand. FIG. 2. Results of giving a hand wash to worsted fabric.
  3. alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of handwash (“liquid soap”). If disinfectant hand washes are used remember they are inactivated by soap.

hand wash²

Where it comes from

From hand + wash (verb).

verb hand washes · hand washing · hand washed · hand-wash · handwash

  1. transitive To wash by hand. hand wash only; tumble dry low

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@misc{hand_wash_2026,
  title = {hand wash},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hand%20wash},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}