contactant

[kuhn-tak-tuhnt]

con·tac·tant

[kuhn-tak-tuhnt]
noun Medicine/Medical.
any substance that might induce an allergy by coming in contact with the skin or a mucous membrane.

Origin:
contact + -ant
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Contactant is always a great word to know.
So is pelvis. Does it mean:
the basinlike cavity in the lower part of the trunk of many vertebrates, formed in humans by the innominate bones, sacrum, etc.
the innermost digit of the forelimb; thumb.
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contactant con·tac·tant (kən-tāk'tənt)
n.
Any of a group of allergens that elicit manifestations of induced sensitivity by direct contact with the skin or mucosa.

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