aliquant, aliquant part
(noun) an integer that is not an exact divisor of some quantity; “5 is an aliquant part of 12”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
aliquant (plural aliquants)
(mathematics) An integer that does not divide another into integral parts.
(chemistry) A sample that has been divided into a set of equal parts, to leave a remainder
aliquant (not comparable)
(mathematics) Not dividing another specified integer into integral parts.
Source: Wiktionary
Al"i*quant, a. Etym: [L. aliquantus some, moderate; alius other + quantus how great: cf. F. aliquante.] (Math.)
Definition: An aliquant part of a number or quantity is one which does not divide it without leaving a remainder; thus, 5 is an aliquant part of 16. Opposed to aliquot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 January 2025
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
