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Definitions for Penetrant
[1] a person or thing that penetrates.
[2] a compound that penetrates the skin, as a lotion or cream.
[3] a substance that lowers the surface tension of water; wetting agent.
[4] Zoology . a large nematocyst discharging a barbed thread that penetrates the body of the prey and injects a toxic fluid.
[5] penetrating.
[6] sharp; penetrating
[7] chem a substance that lowers the surface tension of a liquid and thus causes it to penetrate or be absorbed more easily
[8] a person or thing that penetrates
Words related to Penetrant
trenchant, biting, piercing, clear-cut, pointed, crisp, cutting, shrill, carrying, intrusive, pervasive, pungent, sharp, strong, ingoing
Words nearby Penetrant
penelope, peneplain, penetrable, penetralia, penetrance, penetrant, penetrant gene, penetrate, penetrating, penetrating wound, penetration
Origin of Penetrant
1535–45; < Latin penetrant- (stem of penetrāns ), present participle of penetrāre to penetrate; see -ant
Other words from Penetrant
un·pen·e·trant , adjective
Synonyms for Penetrant
biting, piercing, trenchant, carrying, clear-cut, crisp, cutting, edged, entering, forcing, infiltrating, permeating, pointed, puncturing, shrill, going through, ingoing, intrusive, passing through, pervasive, pungent, sharp, strong