abluent
[
ab
-loo-
uh
nt]
/ˈæb lu ənt/
adjective
1.
serving to cleanse.
noun
2.
a cleansing agent.
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