Word: impermeant
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: im
per
meant
Definition: That cannot permeate through a specified semipermeable membrane
Morphemes:
Affix: in-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Added to adjectives to mean not
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in-
Language: la
Decoded: in-
Meaning: not
Affix: permeate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement; applied especially to fluids which pass through substances of loose texture
Etymology Compounds: Affix: permeātus
Language: la
Decoded: permeatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: traversed, penetrated
Affix: -ant
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective corresponding to a noun in -ance having the sense of "exhibiting (the condition or process described by the noun)".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -āns
Language: la
Decoded: -ans
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Ending of the present active participle of first conjugation verbs; ee -ns.