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expellant

🇬🇧 UK/ik'spelənt/🇺🇸 US

Definitions

adj.

Having the power to expel or drive out.

有驱除力的;逐出的

n.

A substance that expels unwanted material, such as parasitic worms, from the body.

驱除剂;驱虫药

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
exout of, former
+
pelpush, drive
+
antperforming, being in a state
=expellant

Common Collocations

  • 1.expellant force驱出力
  • 2.expellant property驱逐特性

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The expellant action of the vacuum cleaner was not strong enough.

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