alterant

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noun

Something that causes alteration, that alters.

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Meanings

nounalterant (plural alterants)

plural alterants

  1. Something that causes alteration, that alters.
adjectivealterant (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAltering; gradually changing.

    whether the body be alterant, or altered

    1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “IX. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC

Translations

Portuguese alterador, alterante
  • alteradorsomething that causes alteration
  • alterantesomething that causes alteration

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

alternat
Cite this entry
APA

alterant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alterant

MLA

“alterant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alterant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alterant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alterant.

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