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dilatant
adjective
- dilating or tending to dilate
- expanding in bulk when the shape is changed: said of masses of certain granular substances
- becoming solid, or setting, under pressure, as certain colloidal solutions
noun
a thing that can dilate
Related Forms:
- dilatancy noun
See dilatant in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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