Word: deterging
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: de
ter
ging
Definition: Present participle of deterge; wipe away; to wash off or out, cleanse; chiefly in medical use: to clear away foul matter from the body
Morphemes:
Affix: deterge
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To clean of undesirable material, especially a wound (technical).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: tergēre
Language: la
Decoded: tergere
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I rub, wipe, wipe off, clean, cleanse
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns, from verbs.