abluent

/ˈæb.lu.ənt/

ÆB · lu · ənt (3 syllables)

English Adj

Definition

Washing away; carrying off impurities; detergent.

Etymology

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