protectant

American  

[pruh-tek-tuhnt] / prəˈtɛk tənt /

noun

1. a substance, as a chemical spray, that provides protection, as against insects, frost, rust, etc.; protective agent.

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protectant British  

/ prəˈtɛktənt /

noun

1. a chemical substance that affords protection, as against frost, rust, insects, etc

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Etymology

Origin of protectant

1660–70, for an earlier sense; protect + -ant

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

protectant

She’ll go for a 30-minute walk outside wearing a weighted vest, UV protectant facial mask and sun hat, then spend another 30 in her home gym.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

He sprayed it with a protectant and used the plastic wrap of a canvas as a palette.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 4, 2021

Regular ol’ ChapStick actually brags about its petrolatum content, boasting under the active-ingredients list that the skin protectant comprises 40 percent of the product.

From Slate ● Feb. 9, 2019

Because of bends in the hair, sebum from the scalp, a natural protectant, can’t travel down the length of the shaft.

From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2018

As a seed protectant, juglone is unsuitable because of its inherent toxicity to the non-cutinzed root surfaces.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943 by Northern Nut Growers Association

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