Abluent

/æbˈlujənt/ adjective

Definition

Having the quality of cleansing or washing away; used as a cleanser or detergent.

Etymology

From Latin 'abluens' (washing away), present participle of 'abluere.' Used in medical and chemical contexts from the 17th century to describe substances that cleanse or remove impurities.

Kelly Says

Early chemists and doctors used 'abluent' to describe anything that cleaned—it's the ancestor of 'ablutionary' and relates to the whole 'ab-' (away) + 'lue' (wash) family. Medieval apothecaries had entire categories for washing remedies!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማሳል
ma-saal
ARالعربية
منظف
mun-zaf
BNবাংলা
শুদ্ধকরণকারী
shud-dho-ka-ran-ka-ree
CACatalà
neteja
ne-te-ja
CSČeština
čisticí prostředek
chis-ti-tsi pro-st-red-ek
DADansk
rensningsmiddel
rens-nings-mee-del
DEDeutsch
Reinigungsmittel
ray-nuh-tsung-z-myt-el
ELΕλληνικά
καθαριστικό
ka-tha-ris-ti-ko
ESEspañol
abluente
ab-loo-en-teh
FAفارسی
شستشو
sh-esht-sho
FISuomi
puhdistusaine
puh-dis-tu-sa-ine
FRFrançais
ablutif
ab-loo-teef
GUGU
સફाई
sa-fai
HAHA
abinci
ah-bin-chee
HEעברית
נוזל לניקוי
no-zal le-ni-koy
HIहिन्दी
पानी
paani
HUMagyar
tisztító
tee-st-ee-toh
IDBahasa Indonesia
pembasmi
pembas-mee
IGIG
egwu
eh-gwu
ITItaliano
detergente
deh-ter-jen-teh
JA日本語
洗浄剤
sessho-zai
KKKK
сары
sa-ry
KMKM
ស្អាត
s'aht
KO한국어
세정제
se-jeong-je
MRMR
शुद्धीकरण
shud-dhi-ka-ran
MSBahasa Melayu
pencuci
pen-choo-chee
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်မြေ
chaw-kye-mwe
NLNederlands
reiniger
ry-nuh-gehr
NONorsk
rensningsmiddel
rens-nings-mee-del
PAPA
ਸਫਾਈ
sa-fai
PLPolski
środek czyszczący
sh-rodk chy-sh-cha-n-tsee
PTPortuguês
abluente
ab-loo-en-teh
RORomână
agent de curățare
a-gent deh cu-ra-ta-reh
RUРусский
очиститель
oh-chee-stey-tel
SVSvenska
rengöringsmedel
rayn-goer-nings-med-el
SWKiswahili
sabuni
sa-boo-nee
TAதமிழ்
அழகு
a-la-ku
TEతెలుగు
శుభ్రిణి
shubhri-ni
THไทย
ผงซักฟอก
pong suk fok
TLTL
panlinis
pan-li-nis
TRTürkçe
temizleyici
teh-meez-lee-yey-jee
UKУкраїнська
очисник
oh-chis-nik
URاردو
صاف
saaf
VITiếng Việt
dung dịch tẩy rửa
dung dich tay rua
YOYO
àwọn
aw-on
ZH中文
洗涤剂
xǐ dí jì
ZUZU
isilwazi
ee-see-lwa-zee

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