abstersive

== English == === Alternative forms === abstergent === Etymology === From Middle French abstersif, from Latin abstersus. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əbˈstɜː(ɹ).sɪv/ (US) IPA(key): /æbˈstɝ.sɪv/, /əbˈstɝ.sɪv/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)sɪv === Adjective === abstersive (comparative more abstersive, superlative most abstersive) Cleansing; purging; abstergent. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === abstersive (plural abstersives) (now rare) Something cleansing; detergent; abstergent. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.] === References === == French == === Adjective === abstersive feminine singular of abstersif