• (a.) Making thin, as fluids; diluting; rendering less dense and viscid; diluent. • (n.) A medicine that thins or dilutes the fluids; a diluent.
At·ten'u·ant adjective [ Latin attenuans , present participle of attenuare : confer French atténuant . See Attenuate .] Making thin, as fluids; diluting; rendering less dense and viscid; diluent. -- noun (Medicine) A medicine that thins or ...
Type: Term Pronunciation: ă-ten′yū-ănt Definitions: 1. Denoting that which attenuates. 2. An agent, means, or method that attenuates.
a medicine or agent that thins the blood.