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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024di•lat•ant (di lāt′nt, dī-),USA pronunciation adj. - dilating;
expanding. - Chemistry[Physical Chem.]exhibiting an increase in volume on being changed in shape, owing to a wider spacing between particles.
- Rocks[Petrol.](of rock) exhibiting an increase in volume owing to rearrangement and recrystallization of constituent grains.
- Latin dīlātant- (stem of dīlātāns), present participle of dīlātāre to dilate; see -ant
- 1835–45
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