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de⋅ter⋅sive

  [di-tur-siv]
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–adjective
1. cleansing; detergent.
–noun
2. a detersive agent or medicine.
Origin:
1580–90; < MF détersif < L dēters(us) (ptp. of dētergēre; see deterge ) + -if -ive

Related forms:
de⋅ter⋅sive⋅ly, adverb
de⋅ter⋅sive⋅ness, noun
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de·ter·sive   (dĭ-tûr'sĭv, -zĭv)   
adj.  Detergent.

[French détersif, from Latin dētersus, past participle of dētergēre, to deterge; see deterge.]
de·ter'sive n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1de·ter·sive
Pronunciation: di-'t&r-siv, -ziv
Function: adjective
: relating to or having detergent or cleansingactivity detersive use>

Main Entry: 2detersive
Function: noun
: a cleansing agent : DETERGENT
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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