English Explanatory Dictionary

abstersive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Cleansing; purging; abstergent.
noun
  1. Something cleansing; detergent; abstergent.

Pronunciation

/əbˈstɜː(ɹ).sɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-abstersive.wav /æbˈstɝ.sɪv/ /əbˈstɝ.sɪv/

Word forms

abstersive more abstersive most abstersive abstergent abstersives

Etymology

From Middle French abstersif, from Latin abstersus.

Derived words

abstersiveness
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