abstersive/əbˈstɜː(ɹ).sɪv/EtymologyFrom Middle French abstersif, from Latin abstersus.abstersive means cleansing; purging; abstergent. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.adjCleansing; purging; abstergent.“If he cannot digeſt a ſtrong and abſterſive drugge, for to remove his evill, let him at leaſt take a lenitive pill to eaſe the ſame.”nounSomething cleansing; detergent; abstergent.“[…]the ſtrong abſterſive of ſom heroick magiſtrat[…]”