1. Having the quality of cleansing or washing away; serving to clean or purify.
Usage: Medical or technical term; often used in medical contexts.

1. A substance or agent that cleanses or purifies, especially a medicinal preparation used to cleanse wounds or skin.
Usage: Medical or technical term; archaic or specialized usage.

Examples

• The doctor applied a detersive solution to clean the wound.
• Detersive properties of the soap made it effective for removing stubborn stains.
• The herbal detersive was used in traditional medicine to purify the skin.
• A detersive agent was recommended to cleanse the affected area.
• The detersive action of the treatment helped restore the skin's clarity.
• Ancient physicians relied on detersive compounds made from natural ingredients.