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expellent, a. and n.|ɛkˈspɛlənt|
Also -ant.
[ad. L. expellent-em, pr. pple. of expellĕre to expel.]
A. adj. That expels or tends to expel.
1858Greener Gunnery 33 The construction of the gun being perfect..can the expellant force be brought to an equal state of perfection. 1885J. Strong Own Country iv. 32 The expellent influences of Europe..send new waves of immigration to our shores.
B. n. An expellent medicine.
1823Crabb Technol. Dict., Expellents, medicines supposed to expel morbid humours from the body. |