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Webster 1913 Edition

Abluent

Ab′lu-ent

,
Adj.
[L.
abluens
, p. pr. of.
abluere
to wash away;
ab
+
luere
(
lavere
,
lavare
). See
Lave
.]
Washing away; carrying off impurities; detergent.
–
Noun.
(Med.)
A detergent.
AS

Webster 1828 Edition

Abluent

AB'LUENT

,
Adj.
[L. abluo, to wash away; ab and luo, or lavo, to wash.]
Washing clean; cleansing by water or liquids. [Little used except as a noun.]

AB'LUENT

,
Noun.
In medicine, that which thins, purifies or sweetens the blood. [See diluent and Abstergent.]

Definition 2024

abluent

abluent

English

Adjective

abluent ‎(comparative more abluent, superlative most abluent)

  1. Washing away; carrying off impurities; detergent.

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Noun

abluent ‎(plural abluents)

  1. (medicine) A detergent.

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French

Verb

abluent

  1. third-person plural present indicative of abluer
  2. third-person plural present subjunctive of abluer

Latin

Verb

abluent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of abluō

Etymology

From Latin abluēns, present active participle of abluō ‎(“I wash off or away; cleanse, purify”), from ab ‎(“from, away from”) + luō ‎(“I wash, cleanse”). See lave.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæb.lu.n̩t/

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