Detersive

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  • adjective. Detergent.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Cleansing; detergent.
  • noun. A medicine which cleanses.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Cleansing; detergent.
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  • adjective. Having cleansing abilities
  • noun. A cleansing agent; a detergent.
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  • adjective. having cleansing power
    • Word Usage
    "The wood of it is full of sap, and as it burns sends forth a very biting smoke; and the ashes of it thoroughly burnt are so acrimonious, that they make a lye extremely detersive."
    Equivalent
    purifying  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    250-pound  antidotal  antitumor  atoning  bone-rattling  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    cleansing  detergent  
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