abluent

 [ab-loo-uhnt]  

ab·lu·ent

   [ab-loo-uhnt]
adjective
1.
serving to cleanse.
noun
2.
a cleansing agent.

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Abluent is always a great word to know.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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Origin:
1745–55; < Latin abluent- (stem of abluēns, present participle of abluere to wash away), equivalent to ab- ab- + -lū- combining form of lavere to wash + -ent -ent
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