expellant

or ex·pel·lent

[ ik-spel-uh nt ]
/ ɪkˈspɛl ənt /

adjective

expelling, or having the power to expel.

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Origin of expellant

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

Words nearby expellant

expediter, expedition, expeditionary, expeditious, expel, expellant, expellee, expeller, expellers, expend, expendable
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Example sentences from the Web for expellant

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

    Gunnery in 1858|William Greener

British Dictionary definitions for expellant

expellant

expellent

/ (ɪkˈspɛlənt) /

adjective

forcing out or having the capacity to force out

noun

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