abluent
American
[ab-loo-uhnt]
/ ˈæb lu ənt /
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of abluent
1745–55; < Latin abluent- (stem of abluēns, present participle of abluere to wash away), equivalent to ab- ab- + -lū- combining form of lavere to wash + -ent -ent
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