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Abstergent

ABSTERG'ENT, a. Wiping; cleansing. ABSTERG'ENT, n. a medicine which frees the body from obstructions, as soap; but the use of the word is nearly superseded by detergent, which see.

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ABSTERG'ENT, a. Wiping; cleansing.

ABSTERG'ENT, n. a medicine which frees the body from obstructions, as soap; but the use of the word is nearly superseded by detergent, which see.

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