abstergent

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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. 1 2 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 9

Latin

Verb

abstergent

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of abstergeō
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