Abluent

//ˈæb.lu.ənt// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A detergent.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Washing away; carrying off impurities; detergent.

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.

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