cleansing

English

Adjective

cleansing (comparative more cleansing, superlative most cleansing)

1. That cleanses.

   Apply the cleansing cream to your skin.

Synonyms

• detergent (uncommon); smectic (rare)

Translations

that cleanses

• Finnish: puhdistava (fi)
• French: détergent (fr), détersif (fr)
• Greek: απορρυπαντικός (el) (aporrypantikós), καθαριστικός (katharistikós)
• Irish: glantach
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• Italian: detergente (it) m, pulitore m
• Portuguese: detergente (pt)
• Romanian: detergent (ro)
• Russian: очищающий (ru) (očiščajuščij)
• Swedish: renande (sv), rengörande (sv)

Noun

cleansing (countable and uncountable, plural cleansings)

1. The process of removing dirt, toxins etc.

   Regular skin cleansing may help to prevent acne.

Related terms

• ethnic cleansing

Translations

the process of removing dirt, toxins etc.

• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: κθαρισμός m (ktharismós)

• Italian: pulizia (it) f
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• Russian: очище́ние (ru) n (očiščénije), чи́стка (ru) f (čístka)
• Swedish: rening c, rengöring (sv) c, rensning c

Verb

cleansing

1. present participle of cleanse

Anagrams

• cleanings, enscaling