saturant

[ sach-er-uhnt ]

noun
  1. something that causes saturation.

adjective
  1. that saturates; saturating.

Origin of saturant

1
1745–55; <Latin saturant- (stem of saturāns, present participle of saturāre to saturate), equivalent to satur- full, well-fed (akin to sad) + -ant--ant

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British Dictionary definitions for saturant

saturant

/ (ˈsætʃərənt) chem /


noun
  1. the substance that causes a solution, etc, to be saturated

adjective
  1. (of a substance) causing saturation

Origin of saturant

1
C18: from Latin saturāns

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