penetrant

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adjective

That penetrates; piercing.

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Meanings

adjectivepenetrant (comparative more penetrant, superlative most penetrant)

comparative more penetrant · superlative most penetrant

  1. That penetrates; piercing.

    Young Bob's oddly penetrant voice was raised, to his father's uneasiness, in opposition to Grayson, and thus providentially deflected the ordeal from Charles.

    1952, Vincent Sheean, Rage of the Soul, page 82
nounpenetrant (plural penetrants)

plural penetrants

  1. Something, especially a liquid, that penetrates.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

repentant
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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