biz

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biz

(bĭz)

n. Informal
Business.

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Biz
Type	laundry detergent
Owner	CR Brands
Country	USA
Introduced	1968
Previous owners	P&G Redox Brands
Tagline	Fight Every Type of Laundry Stain!
Website	bizstainfighter.com

Biz is a "stain-activated booster" for washing laundry. Made by Redox Brands, Biz is available in both liquid and powder form. It is an enzyme-based bleach that breaks down proteins in a way that ordinary chemical bleach and detergent do not.

In addition, the product is often used in a non-laundry context for cleaning the tissue off bones, particularly skulls that have interior cavities difficult to scour by mechanical action. Biz is recommended by the Alaska state government^[1] and the FBI.^[2]

History

Biz was invented in 1968 by Charles McCarty, a researcher at Procter & Gamble^[3]. Biz was purchased in an auction from P&G in the Summer of 2000 by Redox Brands. Forbes estimated that Biz was purchased for greater than $40 million. Sales reached about $40 million one year later.^[4]

References

^ How to Clean a Skull
^ This Modern World » Blog Archive » My Google search records now quote the Bill Of Rights
^ Charles McCarty, P&G researcher
^ Jim Hopkins (2001-06-20). "Partners turn decrepit detergent into boffo start-up". USA Today (McLean, Virginia: Gannett Company). http://www.usatoday.com/money/smallbusiness/blue/2001-june-blue-redox.htm. Retrieved 2011-02-16.

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Translations:

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - forretning, gesjæft

Nederlands (Dutch)
zaken, handel

Français (French)
n. - affaires, monde du spectacle

Deutsch (German)
n. - Geschäfte

Ελληνική (Greek)
n., -
abbr. - επιχειρήσεις

Italiano (Italian)
affari

Português (Portuguese)
n. - negócios (m pl)
abbr. - negócios (m pl)

Русский (Russian)
бизнес

Español (Spanish)
n. - negocios

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - affärer
abbr. - show business

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
业务, 生意

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 業務, 生意

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 장사, 거래

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 商売, 職業

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مختصر business الأعمال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עסק, ביזנס‬

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