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protectant

noun, adj — 2 senses

protectant

noun

Etymology From protect + -ant.

1

Medicine, Sciences Something which gives protection.

  • The active ingredient in both products is dimethicone, a skin protectant also found in less-expensive drugstore creams.2009 February 26, Jennifer A. Kingson, “Singling Out Eczema Sufferers”, in New York Times:

protectant

adj

Etymology From protect + -ant.

1

Synonym of protective.

Derived terms
anhydroprotectant, bioprotectant, cardioprotectant, chemoprotectant, cryoprotectant, cytoprotectant, gastroprotectant, hepatoprotectant, lyoprotectant, nephroprotectant, neuroprotectant, osmoprotectant, osteoprotectant, otoprotectant, photoprotectant, radioprotectant, renoprotectant, thermoprotectant, xeroprotectant
Related terms
protector, protect

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