| abradant | (noun) a tool or machine used for wearing down or smoothing or polishing | Synonyms: abrader |
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| (noun) a substance that abrades or wears down | Synonyms: abrasive, abrasive material |
| antioxidant | (noun) substance that inhibits oxidation or inhibits reactions promoted by oxygen or peroxides | - |
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| ascendant | (noun) someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) | Synonyms: ancestor, antecedent, ascendent, root |
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| (noun) position or state of being dominant or in control | Synonyms: ascendent |
| attendant | (noun) an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another | Synonyms: accompaniment, co-occurrence, concomitant |
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| (noun) someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another | Synonyms: attender, tender |
| (noun) a person who is present and participates in a meeting | Synonyms: attendee, attender, meeter |
| codefendant | (noun) a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action | Synonyms: co-defendant |
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| commandant | (noun) an officer in command of a military unit | Synonyms: commander, commanding officer |
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| confidant | (noun) someone to whom private matters are confided | Synonyms: intimate |
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| defendant | (noun) a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused | Synonyms: suspect |
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| dependant | (noun) a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support) | Synonyms: dependent |
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| descendant | (noun) a person considered as descended from some ancestor | Synonyms: descendent |
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| fondant | (noun) candy made of a thick creamy sugar paste | - |
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| mordant | (noun) a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process | - |
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| oxidant | (noun) a substance that oxidizes another substance | Synonyms: oxidiser, oxidizer, oxidizing agent |
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| pedant | (noun) a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit | Synonyms: bookworm, scholastic |
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| pendant | (noun) branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling | Synonyms: chandelier, pendent |
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| (noun) an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring) | Synonyms: pendent |
| retardant | (noun) any agent that retards or delays or hinders | Synonyms: retardation, retardent |
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