"detersion" meaning in English

See detersion in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: detersions [plural]
Etymology: Compare French détersion. See deterge. Etymology templates: {{cog|fr|détersion}} French détersion Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} detersion (usually uncountable, plural detersions)
  1. The act of deterging or cleansing. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Cleaning, Medicine Translations (act of deterging): détersion [feminine] (French)

Inflected forms

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