convellent

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English

Etymology

From Latin convellēns, present participle of convellō. See convulse.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kənˈvɛlənt/

Adjective

convellent (comparative more convellent, superlative most convellent)

(anatomy, obsolete) Tending to tear or pull.
- 1845, Robert Bentley Todd, William Bowman, The Physiological Anatomy and Physiology of Man:
  The ends of the fragment will not yield to the convellent force.

References

“convellent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Verb

convellent

third-person plural future active indicative of convellō

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