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expellent
ex·pel·lant
/
ɪkˈspɛl
ənt
/
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[
ik-
spel
-
uh
nt
]
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adjective
expelling, or having the power to expel.
Also,
ex·pel·lent.
Origin:
1815–25;
variant of
expellent
(see
-ant
) <
Latin
expellent-
(stem of
expellēns
), present participle of
expellere
to
expel
; see
-ent
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expellant
or
expellent
(ɪkˈspɛlənt)
—
adj
1.
forcing out or having the capacity to force out
—
n
2.
a medicine used to expel undesirable substances or organisms from the body, esp worms from the digestive tract
expellent
or
expellent
—
adj
—
n
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expellant
or
expellent
(ɪkˈspɛlənt)
—
adj
1.
forcing out or having the capacity to force out
—
n
2.
a medicine used to expel undesirable substances or organisms from the body, esp worms from the digestive tract
expellent
or
expellent
—
adj
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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