Definitions for alternant

alternant al·ter·nant

Spelling: [awl-tur-nuh nt, al- or, esp. British, awl-
IPA: /ˈɔl tɜr nənt, ˈæl- or, esp. British, ɔlˈtɜr nənt, æl-/

Alternant is a 9 letter English word.

You can make 238 anagrams from letters in alternant (aaelnnrtt).

Definitions for alternant

noun

  1. Linguistics. a variant form that exists in alternation with another or others.

adjective

  1. alternating; alternate.

Origin of alternant

First recorded in 1630-40, alternant is from the Latin word alternant- (stem of alternāns, present participle of alternāre). See altern, -ant