attenuant

See also: atténuant

English

Etymology

From Latin attenuans, present participle of attenuare: compare French atténuant. See attenuate.

Adjective

attenuant (comparative more attenuant, superlative most attenuant)

1. archaic Making thin; diluting or thinning; rendering less dense and viscid.

   attenuant substance

Noun

attenuant (plural attenuants)

1. (medicine, dated) Any medicine that thins or dilutes the fluids; a diluent.

References

• “attenuant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Verb

attenuant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of attenuō