"impellent" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɪmˈpɛlənt/ Forms: more impellent [comparative], most impellent [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} impellent (comparative more impellent, superlative most impellent)
  1. Having the quality of being impelling.
    Sense id: en-impellent-en-adj-UbQiWcvb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36

Noun

IPA: /ɪmˈpɛlənt/ Forms: impellents [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} impellent (plural impellents)
  1. An impelling power or force. Translations (An impelling power or force.): движеща сила (dvižešta sila) [feminine] (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-impellent-en-noun-S677VSnU

Inflected forms

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