Definitions For Abstergent

Noun

ABSTERGENT (plural ABSTERGENTs) A substance used to cleanse; a detergent. First attested in the early 17th century.

Synonyms

abstersive

Translations

Dutch: reinigingsmiddel, n, zuiveringsmiddel, n Finnish: puhdistusaine French: abstersif German: Reinigend Interlingua: abstergente Portuguese: abstergente, m Spanish: abstergente

Adjective

cleansing, cleansing, detergent. First attested in the early 17th century.{{R:SOED5, page=9}}

Synonyms

abstersive

Etymology

From {{etyl, fr, en}}, from {{etyl, la, en}} abstergens, present participle of abstergo, , wiping off.