detersive

[dih-tur-siv]

de·ter·sive

[dih-tur-siv]
adjective
1.
cleansing; detergent.
noun
2.
a detersive agent or medicine.

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Detersive is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

Origin:
1580–90; < Middle French détersif < Latin dēters(us) (past participle of dētergēre; see deterge) + -if -ive

de·ter·sive·ly, adverb
de·ter·sive·ness, noun
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detersive

adjective
having cleansing power [syn: detergent
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