abstersive

[ ab-stur-siv ]
/ æbˈstɜr sɪv /

adjective

abstergent.

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Origin of abstersive

1400–50; late Middle English (< Middle French) < Medieval Latin abstersīvus, equivalent to Latin absters(us), past participle of abstergēre (see abstergent) + -īvus -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM abstersive

ab·ster·sive·ness, noun

Words nearby abstersive

abstainer, abstemious, abstention, abstentionism, abstergent, abstersive, abstinence, abstinence syndrome, abstinence theory, abstr., abstract
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