Today’s spacecraft use rockets and rockets use large quantities of propellant.
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Propellant
Synonyms for "propellant" (114 found)
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Strong matches (34)
Related words (57)
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Noun(10 words)
more accelerativemotivatornitrogenpressurizing gaspropellant chargepropellantspropellentrocket fuelsmokeless powderstimulus
Adjective(3 words)
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9 entriescarbon dioxideeconomic stimulushybrid propellanthydrocarbon gasliquid propellantnitrous oxidepolicy impetussolid propellanttechnological breakthrough
Collocations
6 entriesaerosol propellanthybrid propellantliquid propellantpropellant chargerocket propellantsolid propellant
Inflections
1 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
6 translations across 4 languages.
French
1 entries- propulseur noun (anything that propels)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- drivstoff noun (anything that propels)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- drivstoff noun (anything that propels)
Spanish
3 entries- propelente noun (anything that propels)
- propulsor noun (anything that propels)
- propulsora noun (anything that propels)
Sample sentences
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As propellant blasts out of the rocket in one direction, it pushes the spacecraft in the other.
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In a solid rocket, the propellants are mixed together and packed into a solid cylinder. Under normal temperature conditions, the propellants do not burn; but they will burn when exposed to a source of heat provided by an igniter. Once the burning starts, it proceeds until all the propellant is exhausted.
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In-space electric propulsion can reduce the amount of fuel, or propellant, needed by up to 90% compared to chemical propulsion systems.
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