propellant

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noun

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

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proppropellentpropellingpropulsivedynamicdynamical
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Meanings

nounpropellant (countable and uncountable, plural propellants)

plural propellants · alternative propellent

  1. anything that propels
    1. countableuncountablefuel, 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

      Synonyms: prop

    2. countableuncountablethe compressed gas in a pressurised container (especially an aerosol can) that is used to expel its content

      Then they backed the membrane with a gel matrix containing a perfluorocarbon (PFC) propellant and fluorescent "nanobullets" about a micron wide, and hit it with ultrasound.

      2016 January 14, Jessica Hall, “Nanoengineers build 'microcannons' that fire light-up bullets filled with drugs”, in ExtremeTech
    3. countableuncountablethe explosive (cordite, gunpowder, etc) found in ammunition cartridges
adjective

alternative propellent

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of propellent.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounfuel, 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

Similar
prop

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivetending to or capable of propelling

Similar
propellentpropellingpropulsivedynamicdynamical

nounany substance that propels

Similar
propellent
Broader
substance
Also see
nitrogenpropellentpropellingpropulsive

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From propel + -ant.

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Translations

Czech hnací plyn
  • hnací plyncompressed gas used to expel the content from a pressurised container
Finnish polttoaine, ponnekaasu
  • polttoaineengine fuel carried within a vehicle prior to use
  • ponnekaasucompressed gas used to expel the content from a pressurised container
French ergol, propulseur
  • ergolengine fuel carried within a vehicle prior to use
  • propulseuranything that propels
Latin prōpellēns
  • prōpellēnsanything that propels
Norwegian Bokmål drivgass, drivstoff
  • drivgasscompressed gas used to expel the content from a pressurised container
  • drivstoffanything that propels
Spanish propelente, propulsor
  • propelenteanything that propels
  • propulsoranything that propels
  • propulsoraanything that propels
Cite this entry
APA

propellant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/propellant

MLA

“propellant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/propellant. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “propellant,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/propellant.

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