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单词 propellent
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pro•pel•lent  (prə pel′ənt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. serving or tending to propel or drive forward.

n. 
  1. a propellant.
  • Latin prōpellent- (stem of prōpellēns), present participle of prōpellere to drive forward. See propel, -ent
  • 1635–45

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pro•pel•lant /prəˈpɛlənt/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. something, as a substance, that propels, as rocket fuel: [countable]a liquid propellant.[uncountable]A rocket needs propellant.
  2. Chemistry[uncountable] a gas that forces out the contents of an aerosol container when the pressure is released.
See -pel-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pro•pel•lant  (prə pel′ənt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a propelling agent.
  2. the charge of explosive used to propel the projectile from a gun.
  3. Rocketrya substance, usually a mixture of fuel and oxidizer, for propelling a rocket.
  4. Chemistrya compressed inert gas that serves to dispense the contents of an aerosol container when the pressure is released.
  • propel + -ant 1915–20

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
propellant, propellent /prəˈpɛlənt/ n
  1. something that provides or causes propulsion, such as the explosive charge in a gun or the fuel in a rocket
  2. the gas used to carry the liquid droplets in an aerosol spray
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