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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[L.

penetrans

, p. pr. of

penetrare

: cf. F.

pénétrant

Having power to enter or pierce; penetrating; sharp; subtile;

as,

penetrant

cold

“Penetrant and powerful arguments.”

Boyle.

Adj.

[L. penetrans.] Having the power to enter or pierce; sharp; subtil; as penetrant spirit; food subtilized and rendered fluid and penetrant.