abstergent

/əbˈstɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒn̩t/

UK: /əbˈstɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒn̩t/

abstergent

English Adj

Definition

Cleansing, detergent.

Etymology

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