retropulsive

English

Etymology

From retro- + Latin pellere, pulsum (“to impel”).

Adjective

retropulsive (comparative more retropulsive, superlative most retropulsive)

1. That drives or forces back; repelling or repellant.
2. Exhibiting or relating to retropulsion.

References

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