| ALTERNANT | • alternant adj. Alternating from one row of a matrix to another. • alternant adj. (Geology) Composed of alternate layers, like certain rocks. • alternant n. (Linguistics) An alternate form or allomorph. |
| BENIGNANT | • benignant adj. (Now rare) Kind; gracious; favorable. • BENIGNANT adj. kind; gracious, as a king to his subjects. |
| CONSONANT | • consonant n. (Phonetics) A sound that results from the passage of air through restrictions of the oral cavity; any… • consonant n. A letter representing the sound of a consonant. • consonant adj. Consistent, harmonious, compatible, or in agreement. |
| CULMINANT | • culminant adj. Being vertical, or at the highest point of altitude. • culminant adj. (By extension) predominant. • CULMINANT adj. at its highest point. |
| DECLINANT | • declinant adj. (Heraldry) Having the tail hanging down. • DECLINANT n. (French) a person who is declining or diminishing in luck or wealth. |
| DISSONANT | • dissonant adj. Exhibiting dissonance; not agreeing or harmonizing. • DISSONANT adj. discordant, inharmonious. |
| ELIMINANT | • eliminant n. (Mathematics) A resultant. • eliminant n. (Medicine) A drug promoting excretion or the removal of waste. • ELIMINANT n. an agent causing elimination of waste or abnormal matter. |
| EXAMINANT | • examinant n. (Obsolete) One who examines; an examiner. • examinant n. (Obsolete) One who is to be examined. • EXAMINANT n. one who examines. |
| FULMINANT | • fulminant adj. That fulminates. • fulminant adj. (Especially medicine) Appearing quickly and with destructive effects. • fulminant n. A thunderbolt. |
| GERMINANT | • germinant adj. That germinates. • germinant n. A germinating plant. • GERMINANT adj. sprouting; sending forth germs or buds. |
| INDIGNANT | • indignant adj. Showing anger or indignation, especially at something unjust or wrong. • INDIGNANT adj. feeling or showing justifiable anger. |
| MALIGNANT | • malignant adj. Harmful, malevolent, injurious. • malignant adj. (Medicine) Tending to produce death; threatening a fatal issue. • malignant n. A deviant; a person who is hostile or destructive to society. |
| OPPUGNANT | • oppugnant adj. Opposing, antagonistic, contrary. • oppugnant n. (Obsolete) One who oppugns; an opponent. • OPPUGNANT adj. opposing. |
| REPUGNANT | • repugnant adj. Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion. • repugnant adj. (Law) Opposed or in conflict. • REPUGNANT adj. distasteful, odious. |
| SUBTENANT | • subtenant n. (Property law) A tenant of a sublease. • subtenant v. (Property law, informal) Synonym of sublet. • sub-tenant n. Alternative form of subtenant. |
| UNISONANT | • unisonant adj. Of a single sound; producing the same sound. • UNISONANT adj. being in unison, also UNISONAL, UNISONOUS. |