Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Abluent"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Abluent \Ab"lu*ent\, a. [L. abluens, p. pr. of. abluere to wash
away; ab + luere (lavere, lavare). See {Lave}.]
Washing away; carrying off impurities; detergent. -- n.
(Med.) A detergent.
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