integrant

POS

Adjective

HYPHEN

in=te=grant

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CIDE DICTIONARY

integrant, a. [L. integrans, -antis, p. pr. of integrare to make whole, renew: cf. F. intégrant. See Integrate.].

Making part of a whole; necessary to constitute an entire thing; integral. Boyle. [1913 Webster]

"All these are integrant parts of the republic." [1913 Webster]

Integrant parts, or Integrant particles, of bodies, those smaller particles into which a body may be reduced without loss of its original constitution, as by mechanical division.

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

integrant, adj. (of parts) making up a whole; component.

Etymology

F int{eacute}grant f. int{eacute}grer (as INTEGRATE)