abstergent

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UK/əbˈstɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒn̩t/US/æbˈstɝ.d͡ʒn̩t/US/əbˈstɝ.d͡ʒn̩t/

adjective

Cleansing, detergent.

Similar
abstersive
OriginLatin abstergens →
First used First attested in the early 17ᵗʰ century.Scrabble 13
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Meanings

adjectiveabstergent (comparative more abstergent, superlative most abstergent)

comparative more abstergent · superlative most abstergent

  1. Cleansing, detergent.First known use First attested in the early 17ᵗʰ century.
nounabstergent (plural abstergents)

plural abstergents

  1. A substance used to cleanse; a detergent.First known use First attested in the early 17ᵗʰ century.

Synonyms & antonyms

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abstersive
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abstersive

Origin

  1. Latinabstergens
  2. Englishabstergent

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

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Translations

Dutch reinigingsmiddel, zuiveringsmiddel
  • reinigingsmiddela substance used in cleansing
  • zuiveringsmiddela substance used in cleansing
Finnish puhdistusaine
  • puhdistusainea substance used in cleansing
French abstersif
  • abstersifa substance used in cleansing
German Reinigend
  • Reinigenda substance used in cleansing
Portuguese abstergente
  • abstergentea substance used in cleansing
Spanish abstergente
  • abstergentea substance used in cleansing

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with abstergent

urgentemergentdetergentdivergentconvergentinsurgentresurgentassurgentneurodivergentsubmergentsurgentturgentvergent
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Cite this entry
APA

abstergent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstergent

MLA

“abstergent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstergent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abstergent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstergent.

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