Meanings
comparative more propellent · superlative most propellent
- Capable of propelling.
1845, The Lancet snippet only and directed the abstraction of blood for its removal, after which the pains became more propellent, […]
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whereas if more propellent force is required, an explosive lower in the table should be selected.
1915, Leonard Metcalf, Harrison Prescott Eddy, American Sewerage Practice, page 137
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivetending to or capable of propelling
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Origin
- Latinprōpellēnt-
- Englishpropellent
From propel + -ent; originally from Latin prōpellēnt-, from prōpellēns, from prōpellō. Less common than propellant despite being more correct from an etymological viewpoint.
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Bulgarian изтласкващ, задвижващ
- изтласкващ (iztlaskvašt)capable of propelling
- задвижващ (zadvižvašt)capable of propelling
Czech hnací, pohonný
- hnacícapable of propelling
- pohonnýcapable of propelling
French propulseur
- propulseurcapable of propelling
Polish napędzający
- napędzającycapable of propelling
Spanish propulsor, propelente
- propulsorcapable of propelling
- propelentecapable of propelling
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propellent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/propellent
“propellent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/propellent. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “propellent,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/propellent.
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