At"tra*hent (&?;), a. [L. attrahens, p. pr. of attrahere. See Attract, v. t.] Attracting; drawing; attractive.

At"tra*hent, n. 1. That which attracts, as a magnet.

The motion of the steel to its attrahent

. Glanvill.

2. (Med.) A substance which, by irritating the surface, excites action in the part to which it is applied, as a blister, an epispastic, a sinapism.