de|ter|sion

de|ter|sion
de|ter|sion «dih TUR shuhn», noun.
1. a detergent action.
2. a cleansing, as of a sore.
[< Latin dētersiō, -ōnis < dētergēre; see etym. under deterge (Cf.deterge)]

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