irrigant
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Providing water to land, crops, or inside the body
- adjective
- Specialized
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irrigante
- In agriculture, farmers often employ an irrigant to ensure their crops receive enough water.
Examples
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The doctor used a sterile irrigant to cleanse the wound during the procedure.
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A form of hydrotherapy using a hand-held, gun-shaped irrigation device with built-in suction to remove irrigant, the device is placed directly against the wound.
Academic text (2002) -
The surgical team prepared an irrigant to keep the tissues moist during the operation.
How Wet
Surface Forms
irrigant positive
Morphology
Etymology
The adjective irrigant also comes from the Latin irrigare, 'to water', like irrigate and irrigation, so it describes something that gives or brings water. That's why an irrigant system or solution supplies water to land, tissues, or cavities.