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sinkant

sinkant noun: a chemical agent applied to a fly to make it sink instead of floating on the water.

Noun

sinkant (plural sinkants)

  1. A chemical agent applied to a fly to make it sink instead of floating on the water.
    Antonyms:
    floatant

Antonyms of sinkant

Forms of sinkant

pluralsinkants

Origin of sinkant

From sink + -ant.

Questions about sinkant

What does sinkant mean?
Sinkant means a chemical agent applied to a fly to make it sink instead of floating on the water.
What part of speech is sinkant?
Sinkant is a noun.
What is the plural of sinkant?
The plural of sinkant is sinkants.

Words near sinkant in the dictionary

  1. sinkable
  2. sinkage
  3. sinkages
  4. sinkaline
  5. sinkankasite
  6. sinkant
  7. sinkants
  8. sinkapace
  9. Sinkatulan
  10. sinkbox
  11. sinkboxes

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