expellant

or ex·pel·lent

[ ik-spel-uhnt ]

adjective

1. expelling, or having the power to expel.

expellant

/ ɪkˈspɛlənt /

adjective

1. forcing out or having the capacity to force out

noun

1. a medicine used to expel undesirable substances or organisms from the body, esp worms from the digestive tract

Word History and Origins

Origin of expellant¹

1815–25; variant of expellent ( -ant ) < Latin expellent- (stem of expellēns ), present participle of expellere to expel; -ent

Example Sentences

The construction of the gun being perfect, the question is, can the expellant force be brought to an equal state of perfection?

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