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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Abstersive \Ab*ster"sive\, a. [Cf. F. abstersif. See Absterge.] Cleansing; purging. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Abstersive \Ab*ster"sive\, n. Something cleansing. [1913 Webster] The strong abstersive of some heroic magistrate. --Milton. [1913 Webster]