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propellent

[ pruh-pel-uhnt ]
/ prəˈpɛl ənt /
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adjective
serving or tending to propel or drive forward.
noun
a propellant.
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Origin of propellent

1635–45; <Latin prōpellent- (stem of prōpellēns), present participle of prōpellere to drive forward. See propel, -ent

OTHER WORDS FROM propellent

non·pro·pel·lent, adjective, nounun·pro·pel·lent, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH propellent

propellant, propellent

Words nearby propellent

proparoxytone, pro patria, Propecia, propel, propellant, propellent, propeller, propeller head, propeller horsepower, propeller shaft, propeller wash
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British Dictionary definitions for propellent

propellent
/ (prəˈpɛlənt) /
adjective
able or tending to propel
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