Impregnant

//ɪmˈpɹɛɡnənt// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
That which impregnates. obsolete
"It is the Pole , to which we turn , and our sympathizing Judgements seldom decline from the direction of this Impregnant"
2
that which is impregnated
"The impregnation of reinforced and prestressed concrete highway structures using hydrophobic pore-lining impregnants."

Adjective

1
Not pregnant; unfertilized or infertile. not-comparable, obsolete

Antonyms

Example

"It is the Pole , to which we turn , and our sympathizing Judgements seldom decline from the direction of this Impregnant"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From im- (“not”) + pregnant.

Etymology 2

From impregn(ate) + -ant.

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