单词 | abstergent |
释义 | abstergent[ ab-stur-juhnt ] / æbˈstɜr dʒənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR abstergent ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivecleansing. purgative. nouna cleansing agent, as a detergent or soap. Origin of abstergent1605–15; <Latin abstergent-, stem of abstergēns, present participle of abstergēre to wipe off, equivalent to abs-abs- + tergēre to wipe; see -ent Words nearby abstergentabstain, abstainer, abstemious, abstention, abstentionism, abstergent, abstersive, abstinence, abstinence syndrome, abstinence theory, abstr. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for abstergentabstergent / (əbˈstɜːdʒənt) / adjectivecleansing or scouring Word Origin for abstergentC17: from Latin abstergent-, abstērgens wiping off, from abs- away, off + tergēre to wipe Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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