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Definition of Penetrant
1. a. Having power to enter or pierce; penetrating; sharp; subtile; as, penetrant cold.
Definition of Penetrant
1. Adjective. That penetrates ¹
2. Adjective. piercing ¹
3. Noun. Something that penetrates, especially such a liquid ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Penetrant
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Penetrant
Literary usage of Penetrant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Meyers Hand-Lexikon Des Allgemeinen Wissens: Mit Technologischen und (1883)
"... farblose Flüssigkeit, riecht penetrant, schmeckt sauer, mischbar mit Waiser,
Alkohol und Aether, siedet bei 140°, ..."
2. Mantech Project Book, 1992 (1993)
"Present fluorescent penetrant processing is generally very labor intensive and
subject to operator subjectivity and resulting errors. ..."
3. Dictionary of the French and English Languages by Gabriel Surenne (1856)
"Eagle-eyed, «rtj. penetrant, e; de contenance ferme Eaglestone, s. pierre d'aigle,
pcode, f. ... penetrant ..."
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