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pen·e·trant
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ɪ
trənt
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noun
1.
a person or thing that penetrates.
2.
a compound that penetrates the skin, as a lotion or cream.
3.
a substance that lowers the
surface tension
of water; wetting agent.
4.
Zoology
.
a large nematocyst discharging a barbed thread that penetrates the body of the prey and injects a toxic fluid.
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adjective
5.
penetrating.
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phylum comprised of chordates
cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates with gills, often have fins and elongated body covered with scales
cold-blooded vertebrate such as turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians and tuatara
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animal phylum comprised of sponges
phylum of worms comprised of parasitic and free-living nonparasitic species
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Origin:
1535–45;
<
Latin
penetrant-
(stem of
penetrāns
), present participle of
penetrāre
to
penetrate
;
see
-ant
Related forms
un·pen·e·trant,
adjective
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penetrant
(ˈpɛnɪtrənt)
—
adj
1.
sharp; penetrating
—
n
2.
chem
a substance that lowers the surface tension of a liquid and thus causes it to penetrate or be absorbed more easily
3.
a person or thing that penetrates
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