abstergent

English

Etymology

From French, from Latin abstergens, present participle of abstergeo (“wiping off”).

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əbˈstɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒn̩t/
  • (US) IPA(key): /æbˈstɝ.d͡ʒn̩t/, /əbˈstɝ.d͡ʒn̩t/
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Adjective

abstergent (comparative more abstergent, superlative most abstergent)

  1. Cleansing, detergent. [First attested in the early 17th century.][1]

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Noun

abstergent (plural abstergents)

  1. A substance used to cleanse; a detergent. [First attested in the early 17th century.][1]

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References
  1. Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abstergent”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.

Latin

Verb

abstergent

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of abstergeō
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