What does "abstergent" mean?
Abstergent: Serving to cleanse, detergent.
Additional senses
- 2.A substance used in cleansing; a detergent; as, soap is an abstergent.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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