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permeant

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English

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Etymology

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From permeate +‎ -ant.

Adjective

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permeant (comparative more permeant, superlative most permeant)

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

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Noun

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permeant (plural permeants)

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

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permeant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of permeō