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abstergent [ab-stur-juhnt] ab·ster·gent   [ab-stur-juhnt] Show IPA adjective 1. cleansing. 2. purgative. noun 3. a cleansing agent, as a detergent or soap.

1605–15; < Latin abstergent-,  stem of abstergēns,  present participle of abstergēre  to wipe off, equivalent to abs- abs-  + tergēre  to wipe;