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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

permeant en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English permeate Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English permeant From permeate + -ant.

Meanings

  1. Able to pass through or into a given semipermeable membrane or polymer.
    • a permeant ion species

Forms

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most permeant Degree=Sup lexicographic
more permeant Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

impermeant

permeant en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English permeate Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English permeant From permeate + -ant.

Meanings

  1. A substance which is able to pass through or into a membrane or polymer.
    • The overall movement of permeants through a polymer is called permeation, which is a multistep process. 2004, Kirk et al., editors, Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, volume 4, →ISBN, page 376:

Forms

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permeants Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

permeation · permeance · permeable · permeative