Word Study
propellent
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun propellent has 1 sense
- propellent(n = noun.substance) propellant - any substance that propels; Array is a kind of substance
has particulars: rocket fuel, rocket propellant, rocket propellent, compressed gas
Derived forms verb propel1, adjective propellent1
Adjective propellent has 1 sense
- propellent(s = adj.all) propellant, propelling, propulsive - tending to or capable of propelling; "propellant fuel for submarines"; "the faster a jet plane goes the greater its propulsive efficiency"; "universities...the seats of propulsive thought" Derived forms verb propel1, noun propellent1
For further exploring for "propellent" in Webster Dictionary Online