attenuant

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adjective

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

“attenuant substance”

OriginLatin attenuans →
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Meanings

adjectiveattenuant (comparative more attenuant, superlative most attenuant)

comparative more attenuant · superlative most attenuant

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

    attenuant substance

nounattenuant (plural attenuants)

plural attenuants

  1. datedmedicineAny medicine that thins or dilutes the fluids; a diluent.

Origin

  1. Latinattenuans
  2. Englishattenuant

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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