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attenuant, a. and n.|əˈtɛnjuːənt|
Also 8 -ent.
[a. F. atténuant, ad. L. attenuāntem, pr. pple. of attenuāre to attenuate: see -ant.]
A. adj. Having the property of attenuating; spec. in Med. of thinning the humours or secretions.
1603Holland Plutarch's Mor. 642 (R.) They put into the stomach those things that be attenuant. 1756C. Lucas Ess. Waters III. 151 The attenuent diluting..qualities of the water. 1855Doran Hanover Q. II. i. 11 [Eringo] root was attenuant and deobstruent.
B. n. A drug or agent having this property.
1725Huxham in Phil. Trans. XXXIII. 392 One seasonable vomit..acting as an Attenuant. 1830Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. 67 The fruit of..Belleric Myrobalan is an astringent, tonic, and attenuant. |