occludent, a. and n.
(əˈkluːdənt)
[ad. L. occlūdent-em, pr. pple. of occlūd-ĕre to occlude.]
a. adj. Having the property or function of occluding. b. n. Something having this property.
| 1762 Sterne Tr. Shandy V. xl, The radical heat and moisture..may be preserved..by consubstantials, impriments, and occludents. [Bacon Hist. Vitæ & Mortis Canon xxvi, Per Consubstantialia, Imprimentia, & Occludentia.] 1864 Webster, Occludent, serving to close, shutting up. 1877 Huxley Anat. Inv. Anim. vi. 299 On the inner side of the occludent margin of its scutum. |