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Abstersive

//əbˈstɜː(ɹ).sɪv// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Cleansing; purging; abstergent.

    "If he cannot digeſt a ſtrong and abſterſive drugge, for to remove his evill, let him at leaſt take a lenitive pill to eaſe the ſame."

Noun
  1. 1
    Something cleansing; detergent; abstergent. archaic

    "[…]the ſtrong abſterſive of ſom heroick magiſtrat[…]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle French abstersif, from Latin abstersus.

Etymology 2

From Middle French abstersif, from Latin abstersus.

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