abluent

English edit

Etymology edit

From Latin abluēns, present active participle of abluō (“I wash off or away; cleanse, purify”), from ab (“from, away from”) + lavō (“I wash, cleanse”). See lave.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈæb.lu.ənt/
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Adjective edit

abluent (comparative more abluent, superlative most abluent)

(pharmacology) Washing away; carrying off impurities; detergent.

Translations edit

washing away

Dutch: reinigend (nl)
Portuguese: abluente

Noun edit

abluent (plural abluents)

(pharmacology) A detergent.

Translations edit

detergent

Dutch: reinigingsmiddel (nl) n

Anagrams edit

ant-blue, bleaunt, blue ant, butenal, tunable

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Verb edit

abluent

third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of abluer

Latin edit

Verb edit

abluent

third-person plural future active indicative of abluō