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propellent

1640s, from propel + -ent. As a noun from 1814.

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propellent

a. Capable of propelling. n. (alternative spelling of propellant English)

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propellent
  1. 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]

  2. n. something that propels [syn: propellant]

Usage examples of "propellent".

While I watched it squirted propellent from its blowhole, floated toward the flat of the disk.