saturantadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈsatjᵿrənt/,

/ˈsatjᵿrn̩t/,

/ˈsatʃərənt/,

/ˈsatʃərn̩t/, U.S.

/ˈsætʃərənt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin saturant-, saturāns, saturāre.

Etymology: < classical Latin saturant-, saturāns, present participle of saturāre saturate v. With the use as adjective compare earlier saturating adj.Compare French saturant (1765 in plural saturans as noun in sense ‘absorbents‘, 1835 or earlier as adjective).

A. adj.

That produces saturation; permeating to the full. Also: saturated, fully permeated. rare.

ΚΠ

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Saturant, impregnating to the fill.

1845 Weekly Raleigh Reg. & N. Carolina Gaz. 18 Feb. The fleecy masses of painted clouds, all saturant and radiant with mellow light, move along the verge of the horizon.

2013 Telegraph (Nexis) 26 May Imagine being so anxiously alive to the saturant power of words that you don't just hear but feel them, all over you—as an assault on your nervous system and your body.

B. n.

†1. An absorbent substance or structure. Cf. absorbent adj. 1. Obsolete. rare.Only in dictionaries.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [noun] > making dry > drying by specific method > absorbent substance

sucker1605

absorbent1698

saturant1755

kitchen paper?1782

absorbefacient1833

kitchen roll1931

1755 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. IV. 2811/1 Saturants, in pharmacy, the same with absorbents.

2. A resin, asphalt, or other liquid with which a porous material is saturated in order to make it impermeable.

ΚΠ

1885 U.S. Patent 331,958 A 1/2 The belt may be put into the saturating-liquid as it comes from the stretching-frame without reheating it, but that is not so effectual as to treat it with the saturant while warm.

1945 Sci. Amer. Oct. 244/2 The sun's rays dry up the asphalt saturant contained in roof coatings.

2007 I. M. Hutten Handbk. Nonwoven Filter Media iv. 188 The high viscosity makes it difficult to use the resin as a saturant because of penetration difficulties.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	saturant
释义	saturantadj.n. Brit. /ˈsatjᵿrənt/, /ˈsatjᵿrn̩t/, /ˈsatʃərənt/, /ˈsatʃərn̩t/, U.S. /ˈsætʃərənt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin saturant-, saturāns, saturāre. Etymology: < classical Latin saturant-, saturāns, present participle of saturāre saturate v. With the use as adjective compare earlier saturating adj.Compare French saturant (1765 in plural saturans as noun in sense ‘absorbents‘, 1835 or earlier as adjective). A. adj. That produces saturation; permeating to the full. Also: saturated, fully permeated. rare. ΚΠ 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Saturant, impregnating to the fill. 1845 Weekly Raleigh Reg. & N. Carolina Gaz. 18 Feb. The fleecy masses of painted clouds, all saturant and radiant with mellow light, move along the verge of the horizon. 2013 Telegraph (Nexis) 26 May Imagine being so anxiously alive to the saturant power of words that you don't just hear but feel them, all over you—as an assault on your nervous system and your body. B. n. †1. An absorbent substance or structure. Cf. absorbent adj. 1. Obsolete. rare.Only in dictionaries. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [noun] > making dry > drying by specific method > absorbent substance sucker1605 absorbent1698 saturant1755 kitchen paper?1782 absorbefacient1833 kitchen roll1931 1755 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. IV. 2811/1 Saturants, in pharmacy, the same with absorbents. 2. A resin, asphalt, or other liquid with which a porous material is saturated in order to make it impermeable. ΚΠ 1885 U.S. Patent 331,958 A 1/2 The belt may be put into the saturating-liquid as it comes from the stretching-frame without reheating it, but that is not so effectual as to treat it with the saturant while warm. 1945 Sci. Amer. Oct. 244/2 The sun's rays dry up the asphalt saturant contained in roof coatings. 2007 I. M. Hutten Handbk. Nonwoven Filter Media iv. 188 The high viscosity makes it difficult to use the resin as a saturant because of penetration difficulties. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1755
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