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permeant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables
per-me-ant
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to pass through or into a given semipermeable membrane or polymer.

noun

A substance which is able to pass through or into a membrane or polymer.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English permeate Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English permeant From permeate + -ant.

Inflected Forms

more permeant (comparative) most permeant (superlative) permeants (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

permeable permeance permeation permeative

Synonyms

permeating permeative pervasive

Antonyms

impermeant

Questions

What does permeant mean?
Able to pass through or into a given semipermeable membrane or polymer.
Where does permeant come from?
Etymology tree English permeate Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English permeant From permeate + -ant.

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