Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abluent

/ˈæb.lu.ənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ablu-ent
IPA: /ˈæb.lu.ənt/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Washing away; carrying off impurities; detergent.

noun

Etymology

From Latin abluēns, present active participle of abluō (“to wash off or away; cleanse, purify”), from ab (“from, away from”) + lavō (“to wash, cleanse”). See lave.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *lewh₃-, abluēns

Inflected Forms

more abluent (comparative) most abluent (superlative) abluents (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce abluent?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæb.lu.ənt/.
What does abluent mean?: Washing away; carrying off impurities; detergent.
Where does abluent come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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