English Explanatory Dictionary

attenuant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. archaic Making thin; diluting or thinning; rendering less dense and viscid.
noun
  1. Any medicine that thins or dilutes the fluids; a diluent.

Word forms

attenuant more attenuant most attenuant attenuants

Etymology

From Latin attenuans, present participle of attenuare: compare French atténuant. See attenuate.

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