abluent

English

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈæb.lu.ənt/

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Adjective

abluent (comparative more abluent, superlative most abluent)

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

Translations

washing away

• Dutch: reinigend (nl)
• Portuguese: abluente

Noun

abluent (plural abluents)

1. (pharmacology) A detergent.

Translations

detergent

• Dutch: reinigingsmiddel (nl) n

Anagrams

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

French

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Verb

abluent

1. third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of abluer

Latin

Verb

abluent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of abluō