"Revulsent" is a rarely used adjective in the English language that means "causing revulsion or repulsion." Its spelling is quite complex and not intuitive, as it includes the combination of the Latin prefix "re-" meaning "back" or "away" with the word "vulse," which comes from the Latin verb "volvere," meaning "to turn." The IPA phonetic transcription for "revulsent" is /ɹɪˈvʌlsənt/, which breaks down into four distinct syllables: "ri", "vul", "sent", and the unstressed "ənt."
1. Revulsive, derivative, revellent. 2. A counterirritant.
A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.