abluent

[ ab-loo-uh nt ]
/ ˈæb lu ənt /

adjective

serving to cleanse.

noun

a cleansing agent.

Origin of abluent

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

Words nearby abluent

abled, ableism, ablepharia, ablepsia, abloom, abluent, ablush, abluted, ablution, ably, abm