ABLUENT

AB'LUENT, adjective [Latin abluo, to wash away; ab and luo, or lavo, to wash.]Washing clean; cleansing by water or liquids. [Little used except as a noun.]AB'LUENT, noun In medicine, that which thins, purifies or sweetens the blood. [See diluent and Abstergent.]

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abluent. Abluent, a. washing off, from or away, cleansing

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Ab″lu‐ent (�), a. [[L. abluens, p. pr. of. abluere to wash away; ab + luere (lavere, lavare). See Lave.]] Washing away; carrying off impurities; detergent. — n. (Med.) A detergent.