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permeants

permeants is the plural of permeant.

Meaning of permeant

Noun

permeant (plural permeants)

  1. A substance which is able to pass through or into a membrane or polymer.
    • The overall movement of permeants through a polymer is called permeation, which is a multistep process.2004, Kirk et al., editors, Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, volume 4, →ISBN, page 376

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Questions about permeants

What is permeants the plural of?
Permeants is the plural of permeant.

Words near permeants in the dictionary

  1. permeameters
  2. permeametry
  3. permeance
  4. permeances
  5. permeant
  6. permeants
  7. permease
  8. permeases
  9. permeate
  10. permeated
  11. permeates

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