emanant

em·a·nant

[em-uh-nuhnt]
adjective
emanating or issuing from or as if from a source.

Origin:
1605–15; (< F) < Latin ēmānant- (stem of ēmānāns outflowing, present participle of ēmānāre), equivalent to ē- e-1 + mān- flow + -ant- -ant

non·em·a·nant, adjective
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emanant
1852, from L. emanantem, prp. of emanare (see emanate).
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Emanant is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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