detersive adjective & noun.
[dɪ'tǝ:sɪv] L16.[French détersif, -ive, from Latin deters-: see DETERSION, -IVE.]A. adjective. Cleansing, having the power to cleanse, (formerly esp.
Medicine, of pus or other morbid matter).
L16.b. noun. A cleansing or detersive agent.
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