Etymology

abstergent

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Today it means: Cleansing, detergent. Full definition →

First used First attested in the early 17ᵗʰ century.Latin abstergens
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  1. Latin · derived fromabstergens
  2. English todayabstergent

From French, from Latin abstergens, present participle of abstergeo (“wiping off”).

First known use, by meaning

  • First attested in the early 17ᵗʰ century. Cleansing, detergent.
  • First attested in the early 17ᵗʰ century. A substance used to cleanse; a detergent.

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