permeator

English

Etymology

permeate +‎ -or

Noun

permeator (plural permeators)

  1. A device, containing a semipermeable membrane, used to desalinate water by reverse osmosis

Latin

Verb

permeātor

  1. second-person singular future passive imperative of permeō
  2. third-person singular future passive imperative of permeō

References
  • permeator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • permeator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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