English Explanatory Dictionary

abluent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Washing away; carrying off impurities; detergent.
noun
  1. A detergent.

Pronunciation

/ˈæb.lu.ənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-abluent.wav

Word forms

abluent more abluent most abluent abluents

Etymology

From Latin abluēns, present active participle of abluō (“to wash off or away; cleanse, purify”), from ab (“from, away from”) + lavō (“to wash, cleanse”). See lave.

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