Overview of noun sls

The noun sls has 1 sense

• 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)

Overview of noun sl

The noun sl has 1 sense

• 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")