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Taxonomy vs Abstersive - What's the difference?

taxonomy | abstersive |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and abstersive

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while abstersive is (now|rare) something cleansing; detergent; abstergent .

As an adjective abstersive is

cleansing; purging; abstergent .

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    abstersive

    English

    Alternative forms

    * abstergent

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Cleansing; purging; abstergent.
    • (Francis Bacon)
  • *, I.40:
    • If he cannot digest a strong and abstersive drug, for to remove his evill, let him at least take a lenitive pill to ease the same.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (now, rare) Something cleansing; detergent; abstergent.
  • * The strong abstersive of some heroic magistrate. -

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