moderant
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Something that moderates (especially a chemical reaction or explosive force).
Example Sentences
- "It partially dissolves in nitro-glycerine to a gelatinous mass, which, when mixed with castor-oil as a moderant, or with vaseline as a lubricant, forms a valuable “high” explosive—maximite, cordite."
- "The moderants used in many nitro-cellulose powders tend to cooler burning and reduce the rate of erosion."
- "When only a liquid coolant is disclosed and there is nothing to infer that the reaction is unmoderated (fast reactor), the liquid coolant will be interpreted as also serving as a moderant (unless by its very nature or chemical make-up it cannot so function)."