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attenuant

attenuant adjective: archaic Making thin; diluting or thinning; rendering less dense and viscid.

Adjective

attenuant (comparative more attenuant, superlative most attenuant)

  1. archaic Making thin; diluting or thinning; rendering less dense and viscid.
    • attenuant substance

Noun

attenuant (plural attenuants)

  1. (dated) Any medicine that thins or dilutes the fluids; a diluent.

Forms of attenuant

Adjective
comparativemore attenuant
superlativemost attenuant
Noun
pluralattenuants

Origin of attenuant

From Latin attenuans, present participle of attenuare: compare French atténuant. See attenuate.

Questions about attenuant

What does attenuant mean?
Attenuant means archaic Making thin; diluting or thinning; rendering less dense and viscid.
What part of speech is attenuant?
Attenuant can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near attenuant in the dictionary

  1. attentivity
  2. attently
  3. attenuable
  4. attenuance
  5. attenuances
  6. attenuant
  7. attenuants
  8. attenuate
  9. attenuated
  10. attenuated bluet
  11. attenuated bluets

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