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Permeant

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per·me·ate  (pûrm-t)
v. per·me·at·ed, per·me·at·ing, per·me·ates
v.tr.
1. To spread or flow throughout; pervade: "Our thinking is permeated by our historical myths" (Freeman J. Dyson). See Synonyms at charge.
2. To pass through the openings or interstices of: liquid permeating a membrane.
v.intr.
To spread through or penetrate something.
[Latin permere, permet-, to penetrate : per-, through; see per- + mere, to pass; see mei-1 in Indo-European roots.]
perme·ant (-nt), perme·ative (-tv) adj.
perme·ation n.
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Adj.1.permeant - spreading or spread throughout; "armed with permeative irony...he punctures affectations"; "the pervasive odor of garlic"; "an error is pervasive if it is material to more than one conclusion"
permeating, permeative, pervasive
distributive - serving to distribute or allot or disperse
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