: one that penetrates or is capable of penetrating
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Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 15 July 2024
In some cases these risk alleles are very penetrant, in that a particular state predicts with high likelihood a disease phenotype.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 29 May 2013
Through working with master jewelers to realize her penetrant vision, Lipton has created something that embodies much more than a fine jewelry collection.
—Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021
Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2024
Begin the processs by spraying the blade bolt with penetrant.
—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 17 Mar. 2023
If the bolt refuses to budge, stop and make a second application of penetrant.
—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 17 Mar. 2023
Under our model, the causal sites are both rare and relatively high-penetrant contributors to disease, and will therefore be unlikely to be detected in a small number of control samples.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2011
That created a pseudo-virus that would mimic 2019-nCoV’s cell-penetrant biology but leave out its ability to replicate and cause illness.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 5 Feb. 2020
Don’t Forget the Penetrant Always use a penetrant when backing out damaged screws in metal.
—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 8 Nov. 2018
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Adjective
If there are larger, more penetrant rust stains, begin at step one with an overnight soak or consider using method 2.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 15 July 2024
In some cases these risk alleles are very penetrant, in that a particular state predicts with high likelihood a disease phenotype.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 29 May 2013
Through working with master jewelers to realize her penetrant vision, Lipton has created something that embodies much more than a fine jewelry collection.
—Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021
Noun
An American Airlines worker sprays florescent penetrant on engine components to check for defects at a hangar in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2024
Begin the processs by spraying the blade bolt with penetrant.
—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 17 Mar. 2023
If the bolt refuses to budge, stop and make a second application of penetrant.
—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 17 Mar. 2023
Under our model, the causal sites are both rare and relatively high-penetrant contributors to disease, and will therefore be unlikely to be detected in a small number of control samples.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2011
That created a pseudo-virus that would mimic 2019-nCoV’s cell-penetrant biology but leave out its ability to replicate and cause illness.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 5 Feb. 2020
Don’t Forget the Penetrant Always use a penetrant when backing out damaged screws in metal.
—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 8 Nov. 2018
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“Penetrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penetrant. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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