Abstergent a. : Serving to cleanse, detergent.

Abstergent n. : A substance used in cleansing; a detergent; as, soap is an abstergent.

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abstergent. Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary. Jump to: navigation, search. Contents. 1 English. 1.1 Etymology. 1.2 Adjective. 1.3 Noun. 1.3.1 Translations ... abstergent (plural abstergents) A substance used in cleansing; a detergent; as, soap is an abstergent. [edit] ...