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Webster 1913 Edition


Alterant

Al′ter-ant

,
Adj.
[LL.
alterans
, p. pr.: cf. F.
altérant
.]
Altering; gradually changing.
Bacon.

Al′ter-ant

,
Noun.
An alterative.
[R.]
Chambers.

Webster 1828 Edition


Alterant

AL'TERANT

,
Adj.
Altering; gradually changing.

AL'TERANT

,
Noun.
A medicine which, without a sensible operation, gradually corrects the state of the body and changes it from a diseased to a healthy condition. An alterative.

Definition 2024


altérant

altérant

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French

Verb

altérant

  1. present participle of altérer