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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.
Definition 2024
permeant
permeant
English
Adjective
permeant (comparative more permeant, superlative most permeant)
- (biochemistry) Able to pass through or into a given semipermeable membrane or polymer
- a permeant ion species
Antonyms
Noun
permeant (plural permeants)
- (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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