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nouncorrectant (plural correctants)
plural correctants
- Something that serves to correct something else.
It is not only a correctant of the salicylic acid, but also the best adjuvant we could find.
1887, The Retrospect of Practical Medicine and Surgery, page 1761 more example
Consequently, formative feedback serves as a correctant, and it can produce rapid changes in behavior in contrast to the more tedious process of using shaping techniques with motivational feedback […]
2013, Charles M. Reigeluth, Instructional Design Theories and Models, page 427
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “correctant,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/correctant.
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