detersive
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de·ter·sive

adjective \di-ˈtər-siv, -ziv\

Definition of DETERSIVE

detersive noun

Origin of DETERSIVE

Middle French detersif, from Latin detersus, past participle of detergēre to deterge
First Known Use: 1586

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