deterger

From deterge + -er.

deterger (plural detergers)

1. (obsolete) Any substance used for cleaning a wound.

From Latin detergere.

deterger

1. (transitive) to deterge

From Latin detergēre.

• IPA^(key): /deteɾˈxeɾ/ [d̪e.t̪eɾˈxeɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: de‧ter‧ger

deterger (first-person singular present deterjo, first-person singular preterite detergí, past participle detergido)

1. (transitive, rare) to cleanse, deterge

• “deterger”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025