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penetrant definition

pen·etrant (pen′i trənt)

adjective

penetrating; sharp; acute

Etymology: L penetrans, prp. of penetrare

noun

a thing that penetrates

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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