abluent

English

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈæb.lu.n̩t/

Adjective

abluent (comparative more abluent, superlative most abluent)

1. Washing away; carrying off impurities; detergent.

Noun

abluent (plural abluents)

1. (medicine) A detergent.

Anagrams

• butenal
• tunable

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French

Verb

abluent

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

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Latin

Verb

abluent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of abluō