Definitions for abstergent

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abstergent ab·ster·gent

Spelling: [ab-stur-juh nt]

IPA: /æbˈstɜr dʒənt/

Abstergent is a 10 letter English word.

You can make 715 anagrams from letters in abstergent (abeegnrstt).

Definitions for abstergent

noun

1. a cleansing agent, as a detergent or soap.

adjective

1. cleansing.
2. purgative.

Origin of abstergent

1605-15; Latin abstergent-, stem of abstergēns, present participle of abstergēre to wipe off, equivalent to abs- abs- + tergēre to wipe; see