abstergent

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dʒənt

Adjective

abstergent (comparative more abstergent, superlative most abstergent)

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

Synonyms

• abstersive

Noun

abstergent (plural abstergents)

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

Synonyms

• abstersive

Translations

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)

Latin

Verb

abstergent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of abstergeō