saturant

American

[sach-er-uhnt] / ˈsætʃ ər ənt /

noun

something that causes saturation.

adjective

that saturates; saturating.

saturant British

/ ˈsætʃərənt /

noun

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

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adjective

(of a substance) causing saturation

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Etymology

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

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