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cauterant

[kaw-ter-uhnt]

noun

  1. a caustic agent.

adjective

  1. caustic.

cauterant

/ ˈkɔːtərənt /

adjective

  1. caustic; cauterizing

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. another name for cautery

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cauterant1

First recorded in 1535–45; cauter(ize) + -ant
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Example Sentences

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This is usually of traumatic or cauterant origin.

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