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Convellent

Con*vel"lent\, a. [L. convellens, p. pr. of convellere. See Convulse.] Tending to tear or pull up. [Obs.]

The ends of the fragment . . . will not yield to the convellent force. --Todd & Bowman.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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