Penetrant

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

  Penetrant \Pen"e*trant\, a. [L. penetrans, p. pr. of penetrare:
     cf. F. p['e]n['e]trant.]
     Having power to enter or pierce; penetrating; sharp; subtile;
     as, penetrant cold. "Penetrant and powerful arguments."
     --Boyle.
     [1913 Webster]