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abstergent

UK/əbˈstɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒn̩t//æbˈstɝ.d͡ʒn̩t/

abstergent adjective: cleansing, detergent.

Adjective

abstergent (comparative more abstergent, superlative most abstergent)

  1. Cleansing, detergent.

Noun

abstergent (plural abstergents)

  1. A substance used to cleanse; a detergent.

abstergent meaning in Kannada

abstergent in Kannada

ಚೊಕ್ಕಾರಕ, ಶುಚಿಕಾರಕ, ರೇಚಕ, ತೊಳೆಕ

Synonyms of abstergent

Forms of abstergent

Adjective
comparativemore abstergent
superlativemost abstergent
Noun
pluralabstergents

Origin of abstergent

From French, from Latin abstergens, present participle of abstergeo (“wiping off”).

Words that rhyme with abstergent

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Questions about abstergent

What does abstergent mean?
Abstergent means cleansing, detergent.
What is abstergent in Kannada?
Abstergent in Kannada is ಚೊಕ್ಕಾರಕ, ಶುಚಿಕಾರಕ, ರೇಚಕ. See Abstergent meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is abstergent?
Abstergent can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce abstergent?
Abstergent is pronounced /əbˈstɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒn̩t/ (UK).

Words near abstergent in the dictionary

  1. abstentions
  2. abstentious
  3. abstentiousness
  4. absterge
  5. absterged
  6. abstergent
  7. abstergents
  8. absterges
  9. absterging
  10. absterse
  11. abstersed

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Adapted from Wiktionary: abstergent (page history and authors); abstergent (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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