integrant

American  

[in-ti-gruhnt] / ˈɪn tɪ grənt /

adjective

1. making up or being a part of a whole; constituent.

---

noun

1. an integrant part.

2. a solid, rigid sheet of building material composed of several layers of the same or of different materials.

integrant British  

/ ˈɪntəɡrənt /

adjective

1. part of a whole; integral; constituent

---

noun

1. an integrant thing or part

Etymology

Origin of integrant

1630–40; < Latin integrant- (stem of integrāns ) present participle of integrāre to integrate. See integer, -ant

Example Sentences

There is “no evidence that the integrant was affecting expression of any genes near its integration site,” says Kohn, who is one of several academic researchers who consulted with Bluebird.

From Science Magazine

Thirty-million target cells were infected at an multiplicity of infection of approximately 0.5 to ensure that most cells contained only a single viral integrant and ensure proper library complexity.

From Nature

Disintegrate, dis-in′te-grāt, or diz-, v.t. to separate into integrant parts: to break up.—adjs.

From Project Gutenberg

To Naumann the six crystalline systems were as much realities of nature as were the forms of the integrant molecules to Haüy, and he failed to grasp the larger thought which includes all partial systems in one comprehensive plan.

From Project Gutenberg

Taking cleavage as his guide, and assuming that the forms of cleavage were not only the primitive forms of crystals as a whole, but also the forms of their integrant molecules, he endeavored to show that all secondary forms might be derived from a few primary forms, regarded as elements of nature, by means of decrements of molecules at their edges.

From Project Gutenberg