Mountant
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Mountant is an adjective meaning (microscopy) The medium used for mounting a slide.
Meaning
(microscopy) The medium used for mounting a slide.
More Meanings
- (photography, dated) The adhesive used to affix a photograph to a mount
- (archaic) Rising
Example Sentences
Hold up, you sluts, / Your aprons mountant
Both mountants can be placed on the same slide, with spores placed in each.
The favourite professional mountant was, and to some extent still is, starch paste.
This photo-mountant costs about sixpence a pot, but you can buy a bottle of gum for a penny.
Word Forms
- mountants
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include uphillward, erect, attollent, assurgent, mountainous, oragious.
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