flowant

noun

Etymology

From flow + -ant.

  1. derived from *plōw-
  2. inherited from *flōaną — “to flow
  3. inherited from *flōan
  4. inherited from flōwan — “to flow
  5. inherited from flowen
  6. suffixed as flowant — “flow + ant

Definitions

  1. That which flows

    That which flows; fluid

    • The FLOWMASTER has a completely embedded spiral so that the metal cannot be attacked by the flowant.
    • An added advantage of the steam-curing is that it enables the hose to be used at higher temperatures than normal — up to 200°F for continuous use, if the flowant permits, or even higher for intermittent use.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for flowant. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA