deterge
(verb) wipe away; to wash off or out, cleanse; chiefly in medical use: to clear away foul matter from the body; “This drug is powerful enough to deterge”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
deterge (third-person singular simple present deterges, present participle deterging, simple past and past participle deterged)
To clean of undesirable material, especially a wound (technical).
• greeted
Source: Wiktionary
De*terge", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deterged; p. pr. & vb. n. Deterging.] Etym: [L. detergere, detersum; de + tergere to rub or wipe off: cf. F. déterger.]
Definition: To cleanse; to purge away, as foul or offending matter from the body, or from an ulcer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 April 2025
(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
