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abstergent

[ ab-stur-juhnt ]

adjective

noun

  1. a cleansing agent, as a detergent or soap.

abstergent

/ əbˈstɜːdʒənt /

adjective

  1. cleansing or scouring
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Word History and Origins

Origin of abstergent1

1605–15; < Latin abstergent-, stem of abstergēns, present participle of abstergēre to wipe off, equivalent to abs- abs- + tergēre to wipe; -ent
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Word History and Origins

Origin of abstergent1

C17: from Latin abstergent-, abstērgens wiping off, from abs- away, off + tergēre to wipe

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