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PRONUNCIATION OF ATTRACTANT

attractant  [əˈtræktənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ATTRACTANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Attractant is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ATTRACTANT


actant
ˈæktənt
annectent
əˈnɛktənt
chemoattractant
ˌkɛməʊəˈtræktənt
cosurfactant
ˌkəʊsɜːˈfæktənt
cryoprotectant
ˌkraɪəʊprəˈtektənt
disinfectant
ˌdɪsɪnˈfɛktənt
expectant
ɪkˈspɛktənt
extractant
ɪkˈstræktənt
humectant
hjuːˈmɛktənt
inexpectant
ˌɪnɪkˈspektənt
infectant
ɪnˈfektənt
injectant
ɪnˈdʒektənt
interactant
ˌɪntərˈæktənt
octant
ˈɒktənt
protectant
prəˈtɛktənt
reactant
rɪˈæktənt
reductant
rɪˈdʌktənt
reluctant
rɪˈlʌktənt
respectant
rɪˈspɛktənt
surfactant
sɜːˈfæktənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ATTRACTANT

attract
attractable
attractance
attractancy
attracted
attracter
attractingly
attraction
attraction sphere
attractive
attractively
attractiveness
attractor
attrahens
attrahent
attrap
attrib.
attributable
attribute
attributer

WORDS THAT END LIKE ATTRACTANT

accountant
assistant
constant
consultant
contestant
distant
habitant
hesitant
important
instant
militant
montant
mutant
on the instant
Protestant
resistant
resultant
transductant
unreluctant
water-resistant

Synonyms and antonyms of attractant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «attractant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ATTRACTANT

Find out the translation of attractant to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of attractant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «attractant» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

诱食
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

atrayente
570 millions of speakers

English

attractant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

attractant
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جاذبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

аттрактант
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

atractivo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আকর্ষণের
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

attractif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penarik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lockstoff
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

誘引物質
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

유인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nggambar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

attractant
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஈர்ப்பினைத்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आकर्षक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cezbedici
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

attractant
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

atraktant
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

аттрактант
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

atractant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προσέλκυσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lokmiddel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

attraktant
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tiltrekkende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of attractant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ATTRACTANT»

The term «attractant» is regularly used and occupies the 94.448 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ATTRACTANT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about attractant

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ATTRACTANT»

Discover the use of attractant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to attractant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Searching for the American Eel (Anguilla Rostrata) ...
The American horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus ) experienced a population decline in the 1990s.
Jason D. Rager, 2007
2
Noninvasive Survey Methods for Carnivores
Appendix. 10.3. Scents. and. oils. used. in. traditional. and. commercial. lure. manufacture. Targetfamily Scent Use Characteristic Canidae Felidae Mephitidae Mustelidae Procyonidae Ursidae Acorn oil attractant herbal x Almond extract ...
Robert A. Long, Paula MacKay, Justina Ray, 2012
3
Sex attractant of the fall armyworm moth
SEX ATTRACTANT OF THE FALL ARMYWORM MOTH By A. A. Sekul,1 research chemist, and A. N. Sparks, entomologist, Southern Grain Insects Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Tifton, Ga.
A. A. Sekul, Alton N. Sparks, United States. Agricultural Research Service, 1976
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Mosquito Ecology: Field Sampling Methods
Chapter. 8. Sampling. Adults. with. Non-attractant. Traps. Adults of haematophagous Diptera, especially mosquitoes, are usually caught by using human or animal baits or in light or carbon dioxide traps. Most of these attractant traps collect ...
John B. Silver, 2007
5
Biology of Sensory Systems
Christopher Smith. S S F F Gradient of attractant (b) Figure 11.3 Bacterial migration along a concentration gradient of chemical attractant. (a) Path in the absence of an attractant gradient. The swim alternates between periods when the flagella ...
Christopher Smith, 2008
6
Handbook of Natural Pesticides: Pheromono
Steck, W. F., Underbill, E. W., Chisholm, M. D., and Gerber, H. S., Sex attractant for male alfalfa looper moths, Autographa californica, Environ. Entomol , 8, 373, l979. 307 Hall, D. R. and Read, J. S., Sex attractants for two zygaenid moths, ...
E. David Morgan, N. Bhushan Mandava, 1988
7
The Chemical Ecology of the Northern Spruce Engraver, Ips ...
Attractant + high release rate (two bubble caps) 84%-(–)-verbenone + racemic trans- conophthorin Attractant + 2 Comm. Verb. b.c. + Conophthorin Attractant + 95%-(–)-verbenone Attractant + 94.5%-(+)-verbenone Attractant + (–)-Verb ...
Andrew Davis Graves, 2008
8
Biology of the Prokaryotes
When a cell hits a gradient of an attractant, tumbling is suppressed for a longer period when it swims up the gradient, and tumbling increases when it swims down the gradient (phobotaxis). The seguence of steps eventually causes a positive ...
Joseph W. Lengeler, Gerhart Drews, Hans Günter Schlegel, 1999
9
Crop Pollination by Bees
Some situations in which an attractant may be advisable are: q A grower may apply attractant to the centre of a large field to increase bee visitation there if the bee-keeper was able to locate hives only on the periphery. • An attractant may ...
Keith S. Delaplane, D. R. Mayer, D. F. Mayer, 2000
10
Brock Biology of Microorganisms 13th Edition:
Attractant Control C e l l s pe r t u b e Repellent Figure 3.48 Measuring chemotaxis using a capillary tube assay. (a) Insertion of the capillary into a bacterial suspension. As the capillary is inserted, a gradient of the chemical begins to (e) Time ...
Michael T. Madigan , David P. Clark, David Stahl, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ATTRACTANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term attractant is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bison bottleneck: Agenies try to spread out Yellowstone buffalo
Typically by mid-April when bears are becoming active again, the gut piles have dried up and aren't an attractant, Frey said. «Casper Star-Tribune Online, Jul 15»
2
Public Release: 2-Jul-2015 Rope-chewing technique an easy way …
A six-inch piece of weaved rope made from nylon or cotton is dipped into an attractant such as strawberry jam. The ropes are tossed near the ... «EurekAlert, Jul 15»
3
Don't scratch the surface
... as programmable depth, bottom tracking, variable depth jigging and releasing a minute electrical discharge into the water as a fish attractant. «North Carolina Sportsman, Jul 15»
4
Feds, state, tribes trying to find way to spread out Yellowstone …
Typically by mid-April when bears are becoming active again, the gut piles have dried up and aren't an attractant, Frey said. Hunting. Montana's ... «The Missoulian, Jul 15»
5
Research Team Developing Bioactive Gel to Treat Knee Injuries
... factor need to be incorporated into the gel in such a way that there is a stepwise release of the attractant SDF1 followed by the growth factor. «Doctor Tipster, Jul 15»
6
Wildlife officials say bear that bit camper has most likely moved on
“It was likely drawn in by an attractant and, being a bear, began snooping around and pushing on the tent. Something pushed back, and it bit ... «Aspen Daily News, Jul 15»
7
Symphony and sausage: Managing elk hunters and private lands a …
... the year on lower elevation private lands. Irrigated croplands and the Bitterroot River bottom remain a strong attractant for these cow groups. «Ravalli Republic, Jul 15»
8
Rope-chewing technique an easy way to screen monkeys for disease
A six-inch piece of weaved rope made from nylon or cotton is dipped into an attractant such as strawberry jam. The ropes are tossed near the ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
9
Skeeters' bite can be serious
Water is the chief attractant for mosquitoes whose larvae develop in stagnant water. Water that has been allowed to stand for as little as four ... «Gonzales Inquirer, Jul 15»
10
What's bringing sharks to the Carolinas?
“There is no doubt that fishing is an attractant to sharks,” Burgess said. As for global warming, its potential role in inviting shark attacks is ... «Christian Science Monitor, Jul 15»

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