Propellant

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Something, such as an explosive charge or a rocket fuel, that propels or provides thrust.
  • n. A compressed inert gas, such as a fluorocarbon, that acts as a vehicle for discharging the contents of an aerosol container.
  • adj. Serving to propel; propelling.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. anything that propels
  • n. fuel, oxidizer, reaction mass or mixture for one or more engines (especially internal combustion engines or jet engines) that is carried within a vehicle prior to use
  • n. the compressed gas in a pressurised container (especially an aerosol can) that is used to expel a liquid
  • adj. Alternative spelling of propellent.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. That which propels or drives forward; a propelling agent.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. any substance that propels
  • adj. tending to or capable of propelling
  • Equivalent
    dynamic    dynamical   
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    gunpowder    fuel    explosive    booster    gasoline    rocket    hydrogen    primer    fuse    antimatter