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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. Washing; cleansing; purifying.
  2. n. In medicine: That which purifies the blood, or carries off impurities from the system, especially from the stomach and intestines; a detergent.
  3. n. That which removes filth or viscid matter from ulcers or from the skin.

Wiktionary

  1. adj. Washing away; carrying off impurities; detergent.
  2. n. A detergent.
  3. adj. Washing away; carrying off impurities; detergent.
  4. n. A detergent.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. adj. Washing away; carrying off impurities; detergent.

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  • she adj., Washing away; carrying off impurities; abstergent. Also n. (From Latin ablu-ĕre, 'to wash off or away.' Chiefly in medical use.) Aug 9, 2008

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