Attenuant

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Attenuant \At*ten"u*ant\, a. [L. attenuans, p. pr. of attenuare:
     cf. F. att['e]nuant. See {Attenuate}.]
     Making thin, as fluids; diluting; rendering less dense and
     viscid; diluent. -- n. (Med.) A medicine that thins or
     dilutes the fluids; a diluent.
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