saturant

[ sach-er-uh nt ]
/ ˈsætʃ ər ənt /

noun

something that causes saturation.

adjective

that saturates; saturating.

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

Words nearby saturant

satsuma ware, sattva, sattvic, satu-mare, saturable, saturant, saturate, saturated, saturated adiabatic lapse rate, saturated compound, saturated fat

British Dictionary definitions for saturant

saturant
/ (ˈsætʃərənt) chem /

noun

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

adjective

(of a substance) causing saturation

Word Origin for saturant

C18: from Latin saturāns