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saturant

American  
[sach-er-uhnt] / ˈsætʃ ər ənt /

noun

  1. something that causes saturation.

adjective

  1. that saturates; saturating.

saturant British  
/ ˈsætʃərənt /

noun

  1. the substance that causes a solution, etc, to be saturated

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adjective

  1. (of a substance) causing saturation

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Etymology

Origin of saturant

1745–55; < Latin saturant- (stem of saturāns, present participle of saturāre to saturate ), equivalent to satur- full, well-fed (akin to sad ) + -ant- -ant

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