English

Adjective

abstergent ‎(comparative more abstergent, superlative most abstergent)

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

Synonyms

• abstersive

Noun

abstergent ‎(plural abstergents)

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

Synonyms

• abstersive

Translations

References

1. 1 2 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 9

Latin

Verb

abstergent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of abstergeō