DETERSIVE


Meaning of DETERSIVE in English

— detersively , adv. — detersiveness , n.

/di terr"siv/ , adj.

1. cleansing; detergent.

n.

2. a detersive agent or medicine.

[ 1580-90; détersif deters ( us ) (ptp. of detergere; see DETERGE) + -if -IVE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .