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1.

a. Performing, promoting, or causing a specified action: acceptant.

b. Being in a specified state or condition: flippant.

2.

a. One that performs, promotes, or causes a specified action: deodorant.

b. One that undergoes a specified action: inhalant.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin -ns, -ant-, present participle suff. of verbs in -re.]

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