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Abluent

Ăb'lu-ent, a.

adjective

a. Washing clean; cleansing by water or other liquid.

Ăb'lu·ent, n.

noun

n. [Lat. abluens, p. pr. of abluere, to wash away, from ab and luere (luere, lavare); Gr. λούειν, to wash.] (Med.) Something reputed to have the power of purifying the blood; a detergent.