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saturant

saturant

9.9
A liquid or chemical used to soak into a material to make it stronger and water resistant
  • noun
  • /ˈsætʃərənt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : saturante
  • The technician applied the saturant to enhance the waterproofing properties of the fabric.

Examples

  • Before painting, they used a saturant to ensure better adhesion of the new coat.

  • A second layer of the saturant was then applied to form a complete fiber/laminate matrix.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Metal rib rollers were used to push out any air bubbles and to press the FRP sheets into the saturant.

    Academic text (2003)

  • After each FRP sheet was applied to the pipe's circumference, metal rib rollers were used to push out any air bubbles and to press the sheets into the saturant.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The chemist developed a new saturant that improved the thermal resistance of the material.

Surface Forms

saturant singular
saturants plural

Morphology

saturant = saturate (transparent) = saturate + ant

Formed by the regular agentive/adjectival suffix '-ant' on the verb 'saturate', yielding a noun meaning 'something that saturates' which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Saturant comes from the Latin root satur- and the old verb saturare, which mean 'to fill' or 'to soak'. So a saturant is something that soaks into or fills a material, like a liquid that makes fabric water-resistant or makes colours deeper.