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attenuant
[ uh-ten-yoo-uhnt ]
noun
- a medicine or agent that thins the blood.
attenuant
/ əˈtɛnjʊənt /
adjective
- causing dilution or thinness, esp of the blood
noun
- obsolete.an attenuant drug or agent
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Word History and Origins
Origin of attenuant1
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Example Sentences
As a diuretic and attenuant in dropsy, or as an expectorant in chronic coughs.
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