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contractants

Syllables: con·tract·antsUK/kənˈtɹækt.ənts/US/kənˈtɹækt.ənts/

contractants is the plural of contractant.

Meaning of contractant

Noun

contractant (plural contractants)

  1. (rare) A contracting party; one that contracts.
    • That trading vessels of any of the contractant, under convoy, shall lodge with the commander of the convoying vessel their passports and certificates or sea-letters, drawn up according to a certain form.1860, Theodore Dwight Woolsey, Introduction to the Study of International Law, third (revised and enlarged) edition, quoted in Century 1911, New York City, NY: Scribner, Armstrong & Co., published...
  2. (rare) Synonym of condensation.
    Synonyms:
    condensation

Questions about contractants

What is contractants the plural of?
Contractants is the plural of contractant.
How do you pronounce contractants?
Contractants is pronounced /kənˈtɹækt.ənts/ (UK).

Words near contractants in the dictionary

  1. contract-packing
  2. contractability
  3. contractable
  4. contractably
  5. contractant
  6. contractants
  7. contractarian
  8. contractarianism
  9. contractarians
  10. contractation
  11. contracted

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