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Propellent

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Capable of propelling.

    "1845, The Lancet snippet only and directed the abstraction of blood for its removal, after which the pains became more propellent, […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    tending to or capable of propelling wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of propellant. alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    any substance that propels wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From propel + -ent; originally from Latin prōpellēnt-, from prōpellēns, from prōpellō. Less common than propellant despite being more correct from an etymological viewpoint.

Etymology 2

From propel + -ent; originally from Latin prōpellēnt-, from prōpellēns, from prōpellō. Less common than propellant despite being more correct from an etymological viewpoint.

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