eliminant, a. and n.
(ɪˈlɪmɪnənt)
[ad. L. ēlīminānt-em, pr. pple. of ēlīmināre: see next.]
A. adj. Expulsive; having power to throw off by the excretions (Syd. Soc. Lex.).
| 1876 Bartholow Mat. Med. (1879) 262 The curative power..is..due to its eliminant action on the mucous and cutaneous surfaces. |
B. n.
1. The result of eliminating n variables between n homogeneous equations of any degree.
| 1881 Burnside & Panton Theor. Equations xiii. 140 The quantity R is..called their Resultant or Eliminant. 1885 Athenæum 11 Apr. 477/3 Eliminants and Associated Roots. |
2. Med. An agent which eliminates deleterious matter from the system.
| 1887 C. A. Moloney Sk. Forestry W. Afr. 417 Recommended as an eliminant in malignant cholera. 1907 Practitioner Oct. 557 Stoeltzner states that the intestinal mucosa acts both as absorbent and eliminant of lime⁓salts. 1922 Daily Mail 15 Nov. 12 (Advt.), It consists of uric acid solvents and eliminants which exert an irresistible solvent action upon uric acid. |