protectant

pro·tect·ant

[pruh-tek-tuhnt]
noun
a substance, as a chemical spray, that provides protection, as against insects, frost, rust, etc.; protective agent.

Origin:
1660–70, for an earlier sense; protect + -ant

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protectant (prəˈtɛktənt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a chemical substance that affords protection, as against frost, rust, insects, etc

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Protectant is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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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