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PROPELLANT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any substance that propels

Synonyms:

propellant; propellent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("propellant" is a kind of...):

substance (a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "propellant"):

rocket fuel; rocket propellant; rocket propellent (an explosive charge that propels a rocket)

compressed gas (gas at a high pressure that can be used as a propellant)

Derivation:

propel (cause to move forward with force)

propellant (tending to or capable of propelling)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tending to or capable of propelling

Example:

universities...the seats of propulsive thought

Synonyms:

propellant; propellent; propelling; propulsive

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

dynamic; dynamical (characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality)

Derivation:

propel (cause to move forward with force)

propellant (any substance that propels)

Credits

 Context examples: 

A homogenous solution comingled with a propellant and packaged under pressure.

(Aerosol Solution Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)