generant
/ˈdʒɛn(ə)r(ə)nt/noun
1A person who or thing which generates something; a creator, a producer; a cause. Now rare.
- †secondary (also second) generant: = secondary cause (obsolete )..
2 Mathematics = generator.
3A substance used for generating gas quickly by a chemical reaction. More fully gas generant.
adjective
Generating, productive; (Mathematics ) acting as or constituting a generant. rare.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in David Person (fl. 1635). From post-classical Latin generant-, generans creator, use as noun of masculine of classical Latin generant-, generāns, present participle of generāre generate.