abstergent

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ab stûr′jənt)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ab•ster•gent  (ab stûr′jənt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. cleansing.
  2. purgative.

n. 
  1. a cleansing agent, as a detergent or soap.
  • Latin abstergent-, stem of abstergēns, present participle of abstergēre to wipe off, equivalent. to abs- abs- + tergēre to wipe; see -ent
  • 1605–15

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

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