saturant

saturant
/sach"euhr euhnt/, n.
1. something that causes saturation.
adj.
2. that saturates; saturating.
[1745-55; < L saturant- (s. of saturans, prp. of saturare to SATURATE), equiv. to satur- full, well-fed (akin to SAD) + -ant- -ANT]

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