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Something that propels
Answer for the clue "Something that propels ", 10 letters:
propellent
Word definitions for propellent in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. 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" [syn: propellant , propelling , propulsive ] n. something that ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Capable of propelling. n. (alternative spelling of propellant English)
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1640s, from propel + -ent . As a noun from 1814.
Usage examples of propellent.
While I watched it squirted propellent from its blowhole, floated toward the flat of the disk.