abluent

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.4 Noun 1.5 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /æb'luənt/

[edit] Adjective

abluent (comparative more abluent, superlative most abluent)

1. Washing away; carrying off impurities; detergent.

[edit] Noun

abluent (plural abluents)

1. (medicine) A detergent.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: abelntu
• butenal
• tunable

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[edit] French

[edit] Verb

abluent

1. third-person plural present indicative of abluer.
2. third-person plural present subjunctive of abluer.