mitigant

noun

mit·​i·​gant

-gənt

plural mitigants

: a factor that mitigates or alleviates something

a risk mitigant

Word History

Etymology

obsolete mitigant, adjective, mitigative, from Latin mitigant-, mitigans, present participle of mitigare to mitigate

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