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单词 propulsatory
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propulsatoryadj.

Brit. /prəˈpʌlsət(ə)ri/, U.S. /prəˈpəlsəˌtɔri/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin prōpulsātor.
Etymology: < classical Latin prōpulsātor person who wards off ( < prōpulsāt- , past participial stem of prōpulsāre propulse v. + -or -or suffix); compare -ory suffix2. Compare earlier propulsive adj. 2.
rare.
= propulsive adj. 2.
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the world > movement > impelling or driving > [adjective] > propulsive
remigial1592
propellant1644
propulsive1648
propulsory1656
protrusive1676
projectile1696
projective1697
propelling1710
elastic1712
propulsatory1826
1826 J. A. Paris Treat. Diet iii. 265 Such medicines..may give tone to the stomach, and increase that propulsatory action of the bowels, by which they are enabled to pass off the undigested portions of food.
1842 W. Youatt Dog (1845) ii. 34 It is by the propulsatory efforts of the muscles of the loins and thighs that the race is won.
1941 R. Headstrom Adventures with Microscope xl. 149 The blood wanders freely through the body cavity to enter eventually the heart, which..resembles a heart only in being a propulsatory organ.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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