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occludant

occludant noun: something that occludes.

Noun

occludant (plural occludants)

  1. Something that occludes.
    • He terms petrolatum "the best of the occludants and a good moisturizer, but it is unacceptable in its raw state."1975, Soap - Volume 51, page 37
    • An occludant precursor composition for forming an occlusion mass upon introduction of the precursor into a mammalian body comprising a solution of: a.) partially hydrolyzed polyvinylacetate, b.) a pharmaceutically acceptable solvent, and c) a soluble radio-opaque material.1999, Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
  2. Synonym of occlusive.
    Synonyms:
    occlusive

Synonyms of occludant

Forms of occludant

pluraloccludants
alternative formoccludent

Questions about occludant

What does occludant mean?
Occludant means something that occludes.
What part of speech is occludant?
Occludant is a noun.
What is the plural of occludant?
The plural of occludant is occludants.

Words near occludant in the dictionary

  1. Occitanists
  2. Occitanity
  3. Occitano-
  4. Occitans
  5. occludable
  6. occludant
  7. occludants
  8. occlude
  9. occluded
  10. occluded front
  11. occluded fronts

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