penetrant

penetrant (comparative more penetrant, superlative most penetrant)

1. That penetrates; piercing.
   • 1952, Vincent Sheean, Rage of the Soul, page 82:

     Young Bob's oddly penetrant voice was raised, to his father's uneasiness, in opposition to Grayson, and thus providentially deflected the ordeal from Charles.

penetrant (plural penetrants)

1. Something, especially a liquid, that penetrates.

• repentant

penetrant

1. gerund of penetrar

Likely borrowed from French pénétrant.

• IPA^(key): /ˌpeː.nəˈtrɑnt/

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• Hyphenation: pe‧ne‧trant
• Rhymes: -ɑnt

penetrant (comparative penetranter, superlative penetrantst)

1. pungent, penetrating (of smells)

Borrowed from French pénétrant.

• IPA^(key): [peneˈtʁant]

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• Rhymes: -ant
• Hyphenation: pe‧ne‧trant

penetrant (strong nominative masculine singular penetranter, comparative penetranter, superlative am penetrantesten)

1. (of a sound, voice, etc.) piercing
2. (of a smell, etc.) penetrating
3. pushy, obtrusive

• Penetranz

• “penetrant” in Duden online
• “penetrant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

penetrant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of penetrō

Borrowed from French pénétrant.

penetrant m or n (feminine singular penetrantă, masculine plural penetranți, feminine and neuter plural penetrante)

1. penetrating