propellant

English

Etymology

propel +‎ -ant

Alternative forms

• propellent

Noun

Wikipedia

propellant ‎(plural propellants)

1. anything that propels
2. 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
3. the compressed gas in a pressurised container (especially an aerosol can) that is used to expel its content

Translations

anything that propels

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: drivstoff (no) n

  Nynorsk: drivstoff n

engine fuel carried within a vehicle prior to use

• Finnish: polttoaine (fi)

compressed gas used to expel the content from a pressurised container

• Finnish: ponnekaasu (fi)

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: drivgass m

  Nynorsk: drivgass m

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• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} propulsor m

• Swedish: ^{(please verify)} drivmedel (sv) n, ^{(please verify)} raketbränsle n

Adjective

propellant

1. Alternative spelling of propellent

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Latin

Verb

prōpellant

1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of prōpellō