| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A detergent.[Websters]. | |
| Adjective | 1. Washing away; carrying off impurities; detergent.[Websters]
2. Being detergent. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb abluently.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (abluently) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective abluent.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ABLUENT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Abluent \Ab"lu*ent\, adjective. [Latin expression abluens, p. pr. of. abluere to wash away; ab luere (lavere, lavare). See Lave.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ABLUENT
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Washing clean; cleansing by water or liquids. [Little used except as a noun.]. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Adjective] Washing away; carrying off impurities; detergent. (references) | 2: [Noun] (medicine) A detergent. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
