Dictionary

propellant en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English propel Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English propellant From propel + -ant.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of propellent.
   alt of propellent

Forms

propellant en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English propel Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English propellant From propel + -ant.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) anything that propels ▸ 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
2. (countable, uncountable) anything that propels ▸ 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. (countable, uncountable) anything that propels ▸ the explosive (cordite, gunpowder, etc) found in ammunition cartridges

Forms

Deriveds

rocket propellant 1 · jet propellant · prop (fuel, oxidizer) · propellantless · bipropellant · monopropellant · nonpropellant

Synonyms

prop (fuel, oxidizer)

Translations (13)

cs hnací plyn (compressed gas used to expel the content from a pressurised container) · fr ergol (engine fuel carried within a vehicle prior to use) · es propulsor (anything that propels) · la prōpellēns (anything that propels) · nb drivgass (compressed gas used to expel the content from a pressurised container) · es propulsora (anything that propels) · nn drivgass (compressed gas used to expel the content from a pressurised container) · es propelente (anything that propels) · fi polttoaine (engine fuel carried within a vehicle prior to use) · fi ponnekaasu (compressed gas used to expel the content from a pressurised container) · nn drivstoff (anything that propels) · nb drivstoff (anything that propels) · fr propulseur (anything that propels)