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penetrant

penetrant adjective: that penetrates; piercing.

Adjective

penetrant (comparative more penetrant, superlative most penetrant)

  1. That penetrates; piercing.
    • Young Bob's oddly penetrant voice was raised, to his father's uneasiness, in opposition to Grayson, and thus providentially deflected the ordeal from Charles.1952, Vincent Sheean, Rage of the Soul, page 82

Noun

penetrant (plural penetrants)

  1. Something, especially a liquid, that penetrates.

Forms of penetrant

Adjective
comparativemore penetrant
superlativemost penetrant
Noun
pluralpenetrants

Words formed from penetrant

Questions about penetrant

What does penetrant mean?
Penetrant means that penetrates; piercing.
What part of speech is penetrant?
Penetrant can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near penetrant in the dictionary

  1. penetrameters
  2. penetrance
  3. penetrances
  4. penetrancies
  5. penetrancy
  6. penetrant
  7. penetrantly
  8. penetrants
  9. penetrate
  10. penetrated
  11. penetratee

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