propellent
adjEtymology 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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Capable of propelling.
- 1845, The Lancet snippet only and directed the abstraction of blood for its removal, after which the pains became more propellent, […]
- 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: