Generant

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

  Generant \Gen"er*ant\, a. [L. generans, p. pr. of generare.]
     Generative; producing; esp. (Geom.), acting as a generant.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Generant \Gen"er*ant\, n.
     1. That which generates. --Glanvill.
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     2. (Geom.) A generatrix.
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