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Webster 1913 Edition


Permeant

Per′me-ant

,
Adj.
[L.
permeans
, p. pr.]
Passing through; permeating.
[R.]
Sir T. Browne.

Webster 1828 Edition


Permeant

PER'MEANT

,
Adj.
[supra.] Passing through. [Not used.]

Definition 2024


permeant

permeant

English

Adjective

permeant (comparative more permeant, superlative most permeant)

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

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Noun

permeant (plural permeants)

  1. (biochemistry) A substance which is able to pass through or into a membrane or polymer
    • 2004, Kirk et al., editors, Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, volume 4, ISBN 0471484946, page 376:
      The overall movement of permeants through a polymer is called permeation, which is a multistep process.

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Verb

permeant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of permeō