different between mitigant vs mitigation

English

Etymology

From Latin mitigans, p.pr. of mitigare. See mitigate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?t???nt/

Adjective

mitigant (comparative more mitigant, superlative most mitigant)

1. Tending to mitigate.

Noun

mitigant (plural mitigants)

1. Something that mitigates; a lenitive.

Related terms

• mitigation

Anagrams

• amitting

Catalan

Verb

mitigant

1. present participle of mitigar

Latin

Verb

m?tigant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of m?tig?

English

Etymology

From Middle French mitigation, from Latin mitigatio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?t???e???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

mitigation (countable and uncountable, plural mitigations)

1. A reduction or decrease of something harmful or unpleasant.
   • 2004, Bhattacharya, K., Azizi, P. M., Shobair, S, S,, Mohsini, M. Y., Drought impacts and potential for their mitigation in southern and western Afghanistan, IWMI (?ISBN)

     One possible drought mitigation strategy for Afghanistan is to divert excess water from water-rich river basins to water-scarce river basins in cases where this is technologically, economically and environmentally feasible.

Related terms

• mitigate
• mitigating
• mitigant

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