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latitant

latitant adjective: lying hidden; concealed; latent.

Adjective

latitant (comparative more latitant, superlative most latitant)

  1. (archaic) Lying hidden; concealed; latent.
    • […] it must be the Modus of some other Substance latitant in the fluid Matter, and really distinguishable from it; which is either the Soul, or some seminal Form or Archeus, as the Chymist calls it […]1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book II, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 68

Forms of latitant

comparativemore latitant
superlativemost latitant

Words formed from latitant

Questions about latitant

What does latitant mean?
Latitant means lying hidden; concealed; latent.
What part of speech is latitant?
Latitant is an adjective.

Words near latitant in the dictionary

  1. latissimi dorsi
  2. latissimus
  3. latissimus dorsi
  4. latisternal
  5. latitancy
  6. latitant
  7. latitat
  8. latitation
  9. latitats
  10. latite
  11. latites

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