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expellent — I. noun see expellant I II. adjective see expellant II … Useful english dictionary
expellant — /ik spel euhnt/, adj. expelling, or having the power to expel. Also, expellent. [1815 25; var. of expellent (see ANT) < L expellent (s. of expellens), prp. of expellere to EXPEL; see ENT] * * * … Universalium
Dryopteris expansa — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division … Wikipedia
expellant — /əkˈspɛlənt/ (say uhk speluhnt), /ɛk / (say ek ) adjective 1. expelling or having the power to expel. –noun 2. an expellant medicine. Also, expellent …
expellant — or expellent [ek spel′ənt, ik spel′ənt] adj. [< L expellans, prp. of expellere] expelling or tending to expel n. an expellant medicine … English World dictionary
expel — v.tr. (expelled, expelling) (often foll. by from) 1 deprive (a person) of the membership of or involvement in (a school, society, etc.). 2 force out or eject (a thing from its container etc.). 3 order or force to leave a building etc. Derivatives … Useful english dictionary
