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propellent

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pro⋅pel⋅lent

  [pruh-pel-uhnt]
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–adjective
1. serving or tending to propel or drive forward.
–noun
2. a propellant.
Origin:
1635–45; < L prōpellent- (s. of prōpellēns), prp. of prōpellere to drive forward. See propel, -ent
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pro·pel·lant also pro·pel·lent   (prə-pěl'ənt)   
n.  

  1. Something, such as an explosive charge or a rocket fuel, that propels or provides thrust.

  2. A compressed inert gas, such as a fluorocarbon, that acts as a vehicle for discharging the contents of an aerosol container.

adj.  Serving to propel; propelling.
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