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impregnant en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ɪmˈpɹɛɡnənt/

Etymology

From im- (“not”) + pregnant.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable, obsolete) Not pregnant. ▸ not allowing entry: impregnable
   • an impregnant citadale, having foure large bulwarks 1643, William Lithgow, The present surveigh of London and England's state:
2. (not-comparable, obsolete) Not pregnant. ▸ unyielding
   • Spirit[…] is impregnant upon their hearts a. 1690, Ezekiel Hopkins, The Nature and Necessity of Regeneration:
3. (not-comparable, obsolete) Not pregnant. ▸ unfertilized or infertile.

impregnant en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ɪmˈpɹɛɡnənt/

Etymology

From impregn(ate) + -ant.

Meanings

1. (obsolete) That which impregnates.
   • It is the Pole , to which we turn , and our sympathizing Judgements seldom decline from the direction of this Impregnant 1665, Joseph Glanvill, Scepsis Scientifica: Or, Confest Ignorance, the Way to Science; […], London: […] E. C[otes] for Henry Eversden […], →OCLC:
2. that which is impregnated
   • The impregnation of reinforced and prestressed concrete highway structures using hydrophobic pore-lining impregnants.

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