purifying
adjective
1. serving to purge or rid of sin
Similar word(s): purgatorial, purging
2. freeing from noxious matter
- filtration is a purifying agent
Similar word(s): ablutionary, cleansing, antiseptic, detergent, detersive
3. acting like an antiseptic
Similar word(s): antiseptic, cleansing
verb
1. present participle of purify