Etymology

monopropellant

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Today it means: Any propellant that consists of a single substance, or of a mixture of fuel and oxidant in the same container Full definition →

English propellant ← Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-) ← Proto-Hellenic *mónwos
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
  3. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  4. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  5. Englishmono-
  6. Englishpropel
  7. Englishpropellant
  8. English todaymonopropellant

From mono- + propellant.

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