abluent

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ab′lo̅o̅ ənt)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ab•lu•ent  (ab′lo̅o̅ ənt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. serving to cleanse.

n. 
  1. a cleansing agent.
  • Latin abluent- (stem of abluēns, present participle of abluere to wash away), equivalent. to ab- ab- + -lū- combining form of lavere to wash + -ent -ent
  • 1745–55

'abluent' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ablution

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