-ant, -ants
(Latin: a suffix; a person who, the thing which; people who, things which)
abdicant
1. One who abdicates or renounces.
2. Forsaking, or deserting: "He was abdicant of his duty."
aberrant
1. Deviating from the proper or expected course.
2. Deviating from what is considered to be normal; untrue to type.
3. Departing from the right, normal, or usual course.
4. Deviating from the ordinary, usual, or normal type; exceptional; abnormal.
abundant
1. Present in great quantities; more than adequate; oversufficient.
2. Well-supplied; providing a more than plentiful supply of something.
abundantly
In an abundant manner, or fully sufficient, plentiful, and in copious supply.
accelerant
A substance that is used to intensify a fire.
adulterant
1. Any substance that adulterates or lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance.
2. That which makes something impure or corrupt by adding other inferior materials.
adulterants
Chemical impurities or substances that by law do not belong in a food, pesticide, or other substance. Some are added intentionally to lower the manufacturing cost of the product or to modify its characteristics in a deceptive way.
adumbrant
Giving a faint shadow, or slight resemblance.
agglutinant
1. Promoting union by adhesion.
2. A tenacious gluey substance that holds parts together during the process of healing.
3. A substance that holds parts together or causes agglutination.
agitant
1. Anyone, or something, that tends to arouse public feeling, interest, or support for or against something.
2. Anything that causes something to move vigorously or violently; such as, by shaking or blowing it.
ambulant
1. Moving or walking around; moving around from place to place.
2. Walking or in a walking position; specifically, ambulatory; such as, "She was an ambulant patient and so she didn't need a wheel-chair."
annuitant
anovulant
antiperspirant
appellant
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