# retropulsive

> English word · Adjective

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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