abstenant, -e, n.m.f., abstainer, total abstainer, teetotaler.
s’abstenir, v.r., to abstain, to refrain, to forbear, to forego. S’— de vin; to abstain from wine.
abstention, n.f., abstention, abstinency; withdrawal of a judge from a trial.
abstergent, -e, adj., (med.) cleansing; abstersive; abstergent.
abstergent, n.m., (med.) abstergent, detergent.
absterger, v.a., to absterge; to cleanse.
abstersi-f, -ve, adj., (med.) abstersive, cleansing.
abstersion, n.f., (surg.) abstersion.
abstinence, n.f., abstinence, temperance, sobriety, fasting.