• Propellent

    Origin

    propel + -ent

    Full definition of propellent

    Noun

    propellent

    (plural propellents)
    1. Alternative spelling of propellant

    Adjective

    propellent

    1. Capable of propelling.
      • 1845, The Lancet snippet onlyand directed the abstraction of blood for its removal, after which the pains became more propellent, ...
      • 1915, Leonard Metcalf, Harrison Prescott Eddy, American Sewerage Practice, page 137whereas if more propellent force is required, an explosive lower in the table should be selected.

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