abstergent

Variant of absterge

absterge definition

ab·sterge (ab stʉrj′)

transitive verb absterged -·sterged′, absterging -·sterg′·ing

  1. to wipe away; clean
  2. to purge

Etymology: L abstergere < ab(s)-, away + tergere, to wipe: see deterge

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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