attenuant

at·ten·u·ant

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uh-ten-yoo-uh nt]
- /əˈtɛn yu ənt/
- /ətˈenjuːənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-ten-yoo-uh nt]
- /əˈtɛn yu ənt/

Definitions of attenuant word

adjective attenuant causing dilution or thinness, esp of the blood 3
noun attenuant an attenuant drug or agent 3
noun attenuant a medicine or agent that thins the blood. 1
noun attenuant (medicine, dated) Any medicine that thins or dilutes the fluids; a diluent. 0
adjective attenuant Making thin, as fluids; diluting; rendering less dense and viscid. 0

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Origin of attenuant

First appearance:

before 1595

One of the 38% oldest English words

First recorded in 1595-1605, attenuant is from the Latin word attenuant- (stem of attenuāns thinning, present participle of attenuāre). See at-, tenuis, -ant

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Parts of speech for Attenuant

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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attenuant popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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