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propellants

propellants is the plural of propellant.

Meaning of propellant

Noun

propellant (countable and uncountable, plural propellants)

  1. 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
    Synonyms:
    prop
  2. the 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. the explosive (cordite, gunpowder, etc) found in ammunition cartridges

Phrases with propellants

Questions about propellants

What is propellants the plural of?
Propellants is the plural of propellant.

Words near propellants in the dictionary

  1. propellable
  2. propellane
  3. propellanes
  4. propellant
  5. propellantless
  6. propellants
  7. propelled
  8. propellent
  9. propellentless
  10. propellents
  11. propeller

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