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incapacitant

in·ca·pac·i·tant
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-kuh-pas-i-tuh nt]
    • /ˌɪn kəˈpæs ɪ tənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-kuh-pas-i-tuh nt]
    • /ˌɪn kəˈpæs ɪ tənt/

Definitions of incapacitant word

  • noun incapacitant something, as a chemical spray, that incapacitates an individual: to use incapacitants for riot control. 1
  • noun incapacitant Any device or substance used to incapacitate a person or crowd. 1
  • noun incapacitant a substance that can temporarily incapacitate a person, used esp as a weapon in chemical warfare 0
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Origin of incapacitant

First appearance:

before 1960
One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65; incapacit(ate) + -ant

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Parts of speech for Incapacitant

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Incapacitant

incapacitant popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% 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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