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Integrant
Pronunciation : In"te*grant
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. integrans, -antis, p. pr. of integrare to make whole, renew: cf. F. int?grant. See Integrate.]
Definition : Defn: Making part of a whole; necessary to constitute an entire thing; integral. Boyle. All these are integrant parts of the republic. Burke. Integrant parts, or particles, of bodies, those smaller particles into which a body may be reduced without loss of its original constitution, as by mechanical division.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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