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Webster 1913 Edition

Attenuant

At-ten′u-ant

,
Adj.
[L.
attenuans
, p. pr. of
attenuare
: cf. F.
atténuant
. See
Attenuate
.]
Making thin, as fluids; diluting; rendering less dense and viscid; diluent.
–
Noun.
(Med.)
A medicine that thins or dilutes the fluids; a diluent.

Webster 1828 Edition

Attenuant

ATTEN'UANT

,
Adj.
[See Attenuate.]
Making thin, as fluids; diluting; rendering less dense and viscid.

ATTEN'UANT

,
Noun.
A medicine which thins the humors, subtilizes their parts, dissolves viscidity, and disposes the fluids to motion, circulation and secretion; a diluent.

Definition 2024

atténuant

atténuant

See also: attenuant

French

Verb

atténuant

  1. present participle of atténuer

Adjective

atténuant m ‎(feminine singular atténuante, masculine plural atténuants, feminine plural atténuantes)

  1. extenuating

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