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ABSTERG'ENT, noun a medicine which frees the body from obstructions, as soap; but the use of the word is nearly superseded by detergent, which see.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ABSTERG'ENT, noun a medicine which frees the body from obstructions, as soap; but the use of the word is nearly superseded by detergent, which see.