sclerosant

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noun

A fluid used for sclerosing.

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Meanings

nounsclerosant (countable and uncountable, plural sclerosants)

plural sclerosants

  1. countableuncountableA fluid used for sclerosing.
    1. countableuncountableEspecially, a medication used in sclerotherapy.

      And the solution used in the injections, or sclerosant, can be customized to the color, depth and thickness of a particular patient’s spider veins.

      2009 September 10, Camille Sweeney, “Removing the Web of Spider Veins”, in New York Times

Origin

From sclerose + -ant.

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APA

sclerosant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sclerosant

MLA

“sclerosant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sclerosant. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sclerosant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sclerosant.

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