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penetrant
[ pen-i-truhnt ]
noun
- a person or thing that penetrates.
- a compound that penetrates the skin, as a lotion or cream.
- a substance that lowers the surface tension of water; wetting agent.
- Zoology. a large nematocyst discharging a barbed thread that penetrates the body of the prey and injects a toxic fluid.
adjective
penetrant
/ ˈpɛnɪtrənt /
adjective
- sharp; penetrating
noun
- chem a substance that lowers the surface tension of a liquid and thus causes it to penetrate or be absorbed more easily
- a person or thing that penetrates
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- un·pene·trant adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of penetrant1
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Example Sentences
The dew lay heavy on the laurel leaves of the thickets, and the breeze was perfumed with the penetrant fragrance of many blossoms.
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Sharp shoe-calks afford a means of infliction of penetrant wounds which may occasion open joint and infectious arthritis.
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Then he raised his eyes from the water and swept the sky in a penetrant gaze.
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Simplices clos penetrant, et literati disputant utrum sit Deus!
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With Mr. Tassers penetrant and suspicious gaze on him, he decided that it would be wise to avoid all seeming interest in Myron.
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