permeant
/ˈpɜːrmiənt/
adjective
- Able to pass through or penetrate a substance or barrier.
- Water is a permeant substance that can easily move through many types of soil.
- Some chemicals are more permeant than others, which affects how they travel through the environment.
- The permeant gas molecules diffused through the membrane into the solution.
Synonyms
noun
- A substance that passes through a membrane or barrier.
- The rate of flow depends on the size of the permeant molecules.
- Researchers studied how each permeant interacted with the membrane material.
- In the experiment, the permeant was collected on the other side of the filter.