transportant

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noun

A substance involved in transportation.

OriginEnglish transport ← Middle English transporten ← Old French transporter →
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Meanings

nountransportant (plural transportants)

plural transportants

  1. biologyA substance involved in transportation.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
  3. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
  4. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
  5. Proto-Italic*trāns
  6. Proto-Italic*trāns-
  7. Latintrāns-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pr̥téh₂
  10. Proto-Italic*portā
  11. Proto-Italic*portāō
  12. Latinportō
  13. Latintrānsportāre
  14. Old Frenchtransporter
  15. Middle Englishtransporten
  16. Englishtransport
  17. Englishtransportant

From transport + -ant.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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