abluent

[ ab-loo-uhnt ]

adjective
  1. serving to cleanse.

noun
  1. a cleansing agent.

Origin of abluent

1
1745–55; <Latin abluent- (stem of abluēns, present participle of abluere to wash away), equivalent to ab-ab- + -lū- combining form of lavere to wash + -ent-ent

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