attenuant

[ uh-ten-yoo-uhnt ]

noun

1. a medicine or agent that thins the blood.

attenuant

/ əˈtɛnjʊənt /

adjective

1. causing dilution or thinness, esp of the blood

noun

1. obsolete.
   an attenuant drug or agent

Word History and Origins

Origin of attenuant¹

First recorded in 1595–1605, attenuant is from the Latin word attenuant- (stem of attenuāns thinning, present participle of attenuāre ). See at-, tenuis, -ant

Example Sentences

As a diuretic and attenuant in dropsy, or as an expectorant in chronic coughs.

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