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Webster 1913 Edition

Saturant

Sat′u-rant

,
Adj.
[L.
saturans
, p. pr. See
Saturate
.]
Impregnating to the full; saturating.

Sat′u-rant

,
Noun.
1.
(Chem.)
A substance used to neutralize or saturate the affinity of another substance.
2.
(Med.)
An antacid, as magnesia, used to correct acidity of the stomach.

Webster 1828 Edition

Saturant

SAT'URANT

,
Adj.
[L. saturans.] Saturating; impregnating to the full.

SAT'URANT

,
Noun.
In medicine, a substance which neutralizes the acid in the stomach; an absorbent.

Definition 2024

saturant

saturant

English

Adjective

saturant ‎(comparative more saturant, superlative most saturant)

  1. Impregnating to the full; saturating.
    • 1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York Review Books 2006, p. 45:
      It is a world of seizing visual beauty, of shimmering whites and yellows that shift to glowing apricot, pink and violet with the sinking of the saturant sun.

Noun

saturant ‎(plural saturants)

  1. A substance which is used to saturate another.
  2. (medicine) An antacid, such as magnesia, used to reduce stomach acidity.

Translations

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.ty.ʁɑ̃/

Verb

saturant

  1. present participle of saturer

Latin

Verb

saturant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of saturō

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