impellent adj 1: forcing forward or onward; impelling; "an impellent power"; "an impellent cause"
Impellent \Im*pel"lent\, a. [L. impellens, p. pr. of impellere.] Having the quality of impelling. [1913 Webster]
Impellent \Im*pel"lent\, n. An impelling power or force. --Glanvill. [1913 Webster]