abstergent
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French, from Latin abstergens, present participle of abstergeo (“wiping off”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əbˈstɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒn̩t/
- (US) IPA(key): /æbˈstɝ.d͡ʒn̩t/, /əbˈstɝ.d͡ʒn̩t/
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Adjective[edit]
abstergent (comparative more abstergent, superlative most abstergent)
Synonyms[edit]
Noun[edit]
abstergent (plural abstergents)
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
a substance used in cleansing
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References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abstergent”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
abstergent