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con⋅tac⋅tant

  [kuhn-tak-tuhnt]
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–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 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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