Etymology

bipropellant

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Today it means: A propellant composed of two components (typically a fuel and an oxidizer) that react together in the combustion chamber Full definition →

English propellant ← Latin bi- ← Proto-Italic *dwi-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Englishpropellant
  7. English todaybipropellant

From bi- + propellant.

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