abstergent

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abstergent - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Abstergent \Ab*ster"gent\, a. [L. abstergens, p. pr. of
     abstergere.]
     Serving to cleanse, detergent.
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  Abstergent \Ab*ster"gent\, n.
     A substance used in cleansing; a detergent; as, soap is an
     abstergent.
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