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abluent

American  
[ab-loo-uhnt] / ˈæb lu ənt /

adjective

  1. serving to cleanse.

noun

  1. a cleansing agent.

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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