I. -jənt adjective
Etymology: French or Latin; French, from Latin abstergent-, abstergens, present participle of abstergēre
: cleansing , detergent
II. noun
( -s )
: a substance used in cleansing : detergent
scoured with an abstergent
I. -jənt adjective
Etymology: French or Latin; French, from Latin abstergent-, abstergens, present participle of abstergēre
: cleansing , detergent
II. noun
( -s )
: a substance used in cleansing : detergent
scoured with an abstergent
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012