Definition of Permeant

1. Adjective. Spreading or spread throughout. "An error is pervasive if it is material to more than one conclusion"

Exact synonyms: Permeating, Permeative, Pervasive
Similar to: Distributive
Derivative terms: Permeate, Permeate, Permeate, Pervade, Pervasiveness

Definition of Permeant

1. a. Passing through; permeating.

Definition of Permeant

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

2. Noun. (biochemistry) A substance which is able to pass through or into a membrane or polymer ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Permeant

1. that permeates [adj]

Medical Definition of Permeant

1. Able to pass through a particular semipermeable membrane. Origin: L. Permeabilis (see permeate) (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Permeant

permeabilization
permeabilizations
permeabilize
permeabilized
permeabilizes
permeabilizing
permeable
permeableness
permeablise
permeablises
permeablized
permeably
permeameter
permeance
permeances
permeant (current term)
permeants
permease
permeases
permeate
permeated
permeates
permeating
permeation
permeations
permeative
permeator
permeators
permed
permethrin

Literary usage of Permeant

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Mercersburg Review by Alumni Association, Pa.) Marshall College (Mercersburg (1849)
"But, as Scripture has defmed it, the personal union of the two natures in Christ, is most absolute, perfect, and permeant ..."

2. Mercersburg Review (1849)
"But, as Scripture has defined it, the personal union of the two natures in Christ, is most absolute, perfect, and permeant ..."

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