ATTENUANT
\ɐtˈɛnjuːənt], \ɐtˈɛnjuːənt], \ɐ_t_ˈɛ_n_j_uː_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of ATTENUANT
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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1. Diluting; making thin, said of fluids. 2. A diluent; a medicine supposed to "thin the blood"; an agent which renders the secretions and excretions more fluid.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By William R. Warner
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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Having the effect of thinning the blood or the other fluids.
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Diminishing the effects of an agent.
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As a n., an agent producing either of those effects. [Lat.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
