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–adjective
expelling, or having the power to expel.
Also,
ex⋅pel⋅lent.
Origin:
1815–25;
var. of
expellent
(
see
-ant
) < L
expellent-
(s. of
expellēns
), prp. of
expellere
to
expel
;
see
-ent
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ex·pel·lant also ex·pel·lent
(ĭk-spěl'ənt)
adj. Expelling or tending to expel.
ex·pel·lent
(ĭk-spěl'ənt)
adj. Variant of
expellant
.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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