saturant

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sat·u·rant

(săch′ər-ənt)

adj.

Serving to saturate.

A substance used to saturate.

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saturant

(ˈsætʃərənt) chem

(Chemistry) the substance that causes a solution, etc, to be saturated

adj

(Chemistry) (of a substance) causing saturation

[C18: from Latin saturāns]

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sat•u•rant

(ˈsætʃ ər ənt)

n.

1. something that causes saturation.

adj.

2. causing saturation; saturating.

[1745–55; < Latin saturant-, s. of saturāns, present participle of saturāre to saturate; see -ant]

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