abstergent

English edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

abstergent (comparative more abstergent, superlative most abstergent)

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

Synonyms edit

abstersive

Noun edit

abstergent (plural abstergents)

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

Synonyms edit

abstersive

Translations edit

a substance used in cleansing

Dutch: reinigingsmiddel (nl) n, zuiveringsmiddel n
Finnish: puhdistusaine
French: abstersif (fr)
German: Reinigend
Interlingua: abstergente
Portuguese: abstergente m
Spanish: abstergente (es)

References edit

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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 edit

Verb edit

abstergent

third-person plural present active indicative of abstergeō

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