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generants

generants is the plural of generant.

Meaning of generant

Noun

generant (plural generants)

  1. Something or someone that generates; a generator.
    • Some believe It [the soul] came from the Moon, others from the Stars, or vast spaces of the Æther above the Planets; some that 'tis made by God, some by Angels, and some by the Generant1665, Joseph Glanvill, Scepsis Scientifica: Or, Confest Ignorance, the Way to Science; […], London: […] E. C[otes] for Henry Eversden […], →OCLC
  2. A generatrix.

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Questions about generants

What is generants the plural of?
Generants is the plural of generant.

Words near generants in the dictionary

  1. generalships
  2. Generalski Stol
  3. generalties
  4. generalty
  5. generant
  6. generants
  7. generatability
  8. generatable
  9. generate
  10. generated
  11. generates

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