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propellant::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | propellent, propelling, propulsive |
| Derivation | propel |
propellant fuel for submarines.
propellant::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | propellent |
| Type of | substance |
| Has types | rocket fuel, rocket propellant, compressed gas, rocket propellent |
| Derivation | propel |
Examples of propellant
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Officials have said there are about 1,000 pounds of propellant on the satellite.
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The electrically charged craft would not need rockets or propellant of any kind.
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Building a rocket isn't just filling a cylinder with propellant and igniting it.
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Black powder was used as a propellant for rockets and fireworks for a long time.
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Perchlorate is an ingredient in fireworks, munitions and solid rocket propellant.
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Tested to range of over 2,000 km, the Agni-II has an all-solid propellant system.
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A grain is any individual particle of propellant regardless of the size or shape.
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In these circumstances, it is necessary to carry all the propellant to be used.
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The earlier study briefly considered propellant depots but quickly dismissed them.
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- Any substance that propels
- Tending to or capable of propelling; "propellant fuel for submarines"; "the faster a jet plane goes the greater its propulsive efficiency"; "universities...the seats of propulsive thought"
- A propellant is a material that is used to move ("propel") an object. The material is usually expelled by gas pressure through a convergent,divergent nozzle. The pressure may be from a compressed gas, or a gas produced by a chemical reaction. ...
- (Propellants) explosive compounds or mixtures used for propelling projectiles or rockets.
- (Propellants) The Oxidiser and Fuel (listed in that order) used by the rocket engine. For solid fuel motors only the word 'Solid' is shown. For nuclear or electric motors, the fluid used by the motor to form the exhaust is shown. For air-breathing motors, 'Air' is indicated as the oxidiser.
- (propellants) gases used to force out the aerosol contents of spray cans
- Liquid in a self-pressurized pesticide product that expels the active ingredient from its container.
- In a firearm the chemical composition that is ignited by the primer to generate gas. In air or pellet guns, compressed air or CO2.
- The gas used to expel materials from aerosol containers.
