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protectant en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English protect 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 protectant From protect + -ant.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Synonym of protective.

Deriveds

chemoprotectant · radioprotectant · otoprotectant · photoprotectant · thermoprotectant · renoprotectant · gastroprotectant · bioprotectant · nephroprotectant · osteoprotectant · cardioprotectant · osmoprotectant · neuroprotectant · hepatoprotectant · cryoprotectant · anhydroprotectant · cytoprotectant · xeroprotectant · lyoprotectant

Relateds

protect · protector

Synonyms

protective

protectant en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English protect 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 protectant From protect + -ant.

Meanings

1. Something which gives protection.
   • The active ingredient in both products is dimethicone, a skin protectant also found in less-expensive drugstore creams. 2009 February 26, Jennifer A. Kingson, “Singling Out Eczema Sufferers”, in New York Times:

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