abluent

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[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: /æbˈluənt/

[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.

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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

[edit] Latin

[edit] Verb

abluent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of abluō
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