Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

delustrant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: delus-trant
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chemical agent which removes the sheen from something, especially one that removes the sheen from yarn or fabric.

Example Sentences

"In the past, Monsanto made nylon carpet fibres containing a paraffin wax delustrant. Fibre companies are experimenting with new products all the time, so it should not be assumed that delustrant particles are all titanium dioxide."

Etymology

From de- + lustre + -ant.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: de
Suffix: lustre

Inflected Forms

delustrants (plural) delusterant (alternative)

Questions

What does delustrant mean?: A chemical agent which removes the sheen from something, especially one that removes the sheen from yarn or fabric.
Where does delustrant come from?: From de- + lustre + -ant.

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