propellent

[ pruh-pel-uh nt ]

/ prəˈpɛl ənt /

adjective

serving or tending to propel or drive forward.

noun

Nearby words

propantheline bromide, proparoxytone, propecia, propel, propellant, propellent, propeller, propeller head, propeller horsepower, propeller shaft, propeller wash

Origin of propellent

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

Related forms

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

Can be confused

propellant propellent

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Another achievement was the creation of the explosive and propellent industry.
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British Dictionary definitions for propellent

propellent

/ (prəˈpɛlənt) /

adjective

able or tending to propel

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