deterge means to clean (especially a wound) of undesirable material. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.
Etymology
From French déterger, from Latin dētergēre, from dē- + tergēre.
verb
- To clean (especially a wound) of undesirable material.“Nature to attenuate, open, deterge, and dissolve; and Milk and Water, and Seeds, to cool, nourish, and balmify”