permeant

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adjective

Able to pass through or into a given semipermeable membrane or polymer.

“a permeant ion species”

Similar
permeatingpermeativepervasivedistributive
Opposite
impermeant
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Meanings

adjectivepermeant (comparative more permeant, superlative most permeant)

comparative more permeant · superlative most permeant

  1. biochemistryAble to pass through or into a given semipermeable membrane or polymer.

    a permeant ion species

nounpermeant (plural permeants)

plural permeants

  1. biochemistryA substance which is able to pass through or into a membrane or polymer.

    The overall movement of permeants through a polymer is called permeation, which is a multistep process.

    2004, Kirk et al., editors, Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, volume 4, →ISBN, page 376

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
impermeant

adjectivespreading or spread throughout

Similar
permeatingpermeativepervasivedistributive
Also see
distributivepermeativepervasive

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From permeate + -ant.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

petermanpentamer
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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