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  1. abluentnoun

    A detergent.

  2. abluentadjective

    Washing away; carrying off impurities; detergent.

  3. Etymology: From abluens, present active participle of abluo, from ab + luo. See lave.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Abluentadjective

    Etymology: abluens, Lat. from abluo, to wash away.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Abluentadjective

    washing away; carrying off impurities; detergent

  2. Abluentnoun

    a detergent

  3. Etymology: [L. abluens, p. pr. of. abluere to wash away; ab + luere (lavere, lavare). See Lave.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Abluent

    ab′lōō-ent, adj. washing or cleaning by a liquid.—n. a medicine which carries off impurities from the system. [L. abluens, -entis, pr.p. of abluĕre, to wash away—ab, from, away, and luĕre = lavāre, to wash. See Lave.]

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  1. butenal

  2. tunable

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of abluent in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of abluent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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