Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sls

1 sense of sls

Sense 1
sodium lauryl sulphate, sodium lauryl sulfate, SLS -- (a caustic detergent useful for removing grease; although commonly included in personal care items (shampoos and toothpastes etc.) it can irritate skin and should not be swallowed)
       => sulfate, sulphate -- (a salt or ester of sulphuric acid)
       => detergent -- (a surface-active chemical widely used in industry and laundering)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sl

1 sense of sl

Sense 1
Shining Path, Sendero Luminoso, SL -- (a terrorist group formed in Peru in the late 1960s as a splinter group from the communist party of Peru; is among the most ruthless guerilla organizations in the world; seeks to destroy Peruvian institutions and replace them with a Maoist peasant regime; is involved in the cocaine trade; "Shining Path has been responsible for 30,000 deaths")
       INSTANCE OF=> terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO -- (a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals)