English → Latin
“cleanser” in Latin
pūrgōto clean, cleanse, clear, purge, purify; to exculpate, justify, vindicate, clear someone's name; to expiate, lustraterepūrgōto cleanse againēmundōto clean or cleanse thoroughlycloācaAn underground drain, sewer.; cloaca (anatomical feature serving as the common outlet for the urogenital ducts and rectu
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
cleanser
purgator (e.g., cloacarum, of the sewers): qui aliquid purgat, repurgat, emundat, mundum facil, etc.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for cleanser?
- The usual Latin words for “cleanser” are pūrgō, repūrgō, ēmundō; also cloāca. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.