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abstersive

/əbˈstɜː(ɹ).sɪv/ UK
/æbˈstɝ.sɪv/ US
/əbˈstɝ.sɪv/ US

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)sɪv

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From Middle French abstersif, from Latin abstersus.

adjective more abstersive · most abstersive · abstergent

Cleansing; purging; abstergent. If he cannot digeſt a ſtrong and abſterſive drugge, for to remove his evill, let him at leaſt take a lenitive pill to eaſe the ſame.

noun abstersives · abstergent

archaic Something cleansing; detergent; abstergent. […]the ſtrong abſterſive of ſom heroick magiſtrat[…]

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adj cleansing, purging

Español	abstersivo
Português	abstersivo
Italiano	astersivo

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@misc{abstersive_2026,
  title = {abstersive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/abstersive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}