Abstergent (adj)
ab-stur-junt
Cleansing
First recorded in 1605–15. Combines abs, meaning “away,” + the Latin root tergēre, meaning “to clean, wipe.”
Example sentences
“I could not wait for the abstergent delights of a bath after a day’s gardening.”
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