indicant : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: indicant	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for indicant
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
indicant n something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease" Synonym(s): indication, indicant a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time Synonym(s): index, index number, indicant, indicator
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Indicant \In"di*cant\, a. [L. indicans, p. pr. indicare. See {Indicate}.] Serving to point out, as a remedy; indicating.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Indicant \In"dicant\, n. That which indicates or points out; as, an indicant* of the remedy for a disease.