attenuant

== English == === Etymology === From Latin attenuans, present participle of attenuare: compare French atténuant. See attenuate. === Adjective === attenuant (comparative more attenuant, superlative most attenuant) archaic Making thin; diluting or thinning; rendering less dense and viscid. === Noun === attenuant (plural attenuants) (medicine, dated) Any medicine that thins or dilutes the fluids; a diluent. === References === “attenuant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Latin == === Verb === attenuant third-person plural present active indicative of attenuō