abstersive

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


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ab•ster•sive  (ab stûr′siv),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. abstergent.
  • Medieval Latin abstersīvus, equivalent. to Latin absters(us), past participle of abstergēre (see abstergent) + -īvus -ive
  • Middle French)
  • late Middle English (1400–50
ab•ster′sive•ness, n. 


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