| EXPECTANT | • expectant adj. Marked by expectation. • expectant adj. Pregnant. • expectant adj. (Medicine, dated) Awaiting the effects of nature, with little active treatment. |
| HUMECTANT | • humectant n. Any substance that promotes the retention of water, especially one used to keep a food product moist. • HUMECTANT adj. absorbing moisture. • HUMECTANT n. a substance that absorbs moisture. |
| INFECTANT | • infectant n. An infective agent. • INFECTANT n. a thing that infects or causes infection. |
| INJECTANT | • injectant n. A substance that is injected. • INJECTANT n. a substance that is injected into something. |
| EXPECTANTS | • expectants n. Plural of expectant. • EXPECTANT n. a person who is expectant. |
| HUMECTANTS | • humectants n. Plural of humectant. • HUMECTANT n. a substance that absorbs moisture. |
| INFECTANTS | • infectants n. Plural of infectant. • INFECTANT n. a thing that infects or causes infection. |
| INJECTANTS | • injectants n. Plural of injectant. • INJECTANT n. a substance that is injected into something. |
| PROTECTANT | • protectant n. (Chiefly medicine) Something which gives protection. • protectant adj. Synonym of protective. • PROTECTANT n. a protecting agent. |
| RESPECTANT | • respectant adj. (Heraldry, numismatics) Placed so as to face one another; face to face. • RESPECTANT adj. facing each other. |
| EXPECTANTLY | • expectantly adv. In an expectant manner. • EXPECTANT adv. in a state of expectancy. |
| INEXPECTANT | • inexpectant adj. Not expectant. • INEXPECTANT adj. without expectation. |
| PROTECTANTS | • protectants n. Plural of protectant. • PROTECTANT n. a protecting agent. |
| UNEXPECTANT | • unexpectant adj. Not expectant. • UNEXPECTANT adj. not expectant. |
| DISINFECTANT | • disinfectant adj. Serving to kill germs or viruses. • disinfectant n. A substance that kills germs and/or viruses. • DISINFECTANT n. an agent that frees from infection. |
| DISINFECTANTS | • disinfectants n. Plural of disinfectant. • DISINFECTANT n. an agent that frees from infection. |
| CRYOPROTECTANT | • cryoprotectant n. (Biology) Any substance (typically a polyhydric alcohol) that prevents cell damage on freezing. • CRYOPROTECTANT n. a cryoprotective substance. |
| CRYOPROTECTANTS | • cryoprotectants n. Plural of cryoprotectant. • CRYOPROTECTANT n. a cryoprotective substance. |