Associations to the word «Permeant»

Wiktionary

PERMEANT, adjective. (biochemistry) Able to pass through or into a given semipermeable membrane or polymer
PERMEANT, noun. (biochemistry) A substance which is able to pass through or into a membrane or polymer

Dictionary definition

PERMEANT, adjective. Spreading or spread throughout; "armed with permeative irony...he punctures affectations"; "the pervasive odor of garlic"; "an error is pervasive if it is material to more than one conclusion".

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