abstergent
adj. having cleansing qualities n. cleanser, detergent | ||||
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| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Abstergent
(n.)
A substance used in cleansing; a detergent; as, soap is an abstergent.
(a.)
Serving to cleanse, detergent.
(n.)
A substance used in cleansing; a detergent; as, soap is an abstergent.
(a.)
Serving to cleanse, detergent.
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abstergent
abstergent
\ab*ster"gent\ (&?;), a. [l. abstergens, p. pr. of abstergere.] serving to cleanse, detergent.
abstergent
\ab*ster"gent\, n. a substance used in cleansing; a detergent; as, soap is an abstergent.
abstergent
\ab*ster"gent\ (&?;), a. [l. abstergens, p. pr. of abstergere.] serving to cleanse, detergent.
abstergent
\ab*ster"gent\, n. a substance used in cleansing; a detergent; as, soap is an abstergent.