saturant

[ sach-er-uhnt ]

/ ˈsætʃ ər ənt /

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noun

something that causes saturation.

adjective

that saturates; saturating.

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Origin of saturant

1745–55; <Latin saturant- (stem of saturāns, present participle of saturāre to saturate), equivalent to satur- full, well-fed (akin to sad) + -ant--ant

Words nearby saturant

Satsuma ware, sattva, sattvic, Satu-Mare, saturable, saturant, saturate, saturated, saturated adiabatic lapse rate, saturated fat, saturated fats

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British Dictionary definitions for saturant

saturant

/ (ˈsætʃərənt) chem /

noun

the substance that causes a solution, etc, to be saturated

adjective

(of a substance) causing saturation

Word Origin for saturant

C18: from Latin saturāns

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