Attrahent
Pronunciation : At"tra*hent
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. attrahens, p. pr. of attrahere. See Attract, v. t.]
Definition : Defn: Attracting; drawing; attractive.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : At"tra*hent
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. That which attracts, as a magnet. The motion of the steel to its attrahent. Glanvill.
2. (Med.)
Defn: A substance which, by irritating the surface, excites action in the part to which it is applied, as a blister, an epispastic, a sinapism.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913