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attenuant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
at-ten-u-ant
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

archaic Making thin; diluting or thinning; rendering less dense and viscid.

noun

Any medicine that thins or dilutes the fluids; a diluent.

Dated

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin attenuans, present participle of attenuare: compare French atténuant. See attenuate.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more attenuant (comparative) most attenuant (superlative) attenuants (plural)

Questions

What does attenuant mean?
archaic Making thin; diluting or thinning; rendering less dense and viscid.
Where does attenuant come from?
From Latin attenuans, present participle of attenuare: compare French atténuant. See attenuate.

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