Definitions for propellants

propellants pro·pel·lant

Spelling: [pruh-pel-uh nt]
IPA: /prəˈpɛl ənt/

Propellants is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 1234 anagrams from letters in propellants (aellnopprst).

Definitions for propellants

noun

  1. a propelling agent.
  2. the charge of explosive used to propel the projectile from a gun.
  3. a substance, usually a mixture of fuel and oxidizer, for propelling a rocket.
  4. a compressed inert gas that serves to dispense the contents of an aerosol container when the pressure is released.

Origin of propellants

First recorded in 1915-20; propel + -ant

Examples for propellants

Compressed air was the propellant for the Zalinski dynamite gun.

Some jerk has redesigned the primer so that the flame misses the propellant!

The propellant was taking the rocket almost out of sight when the fuse fired it.

Clearly, smoke, which is most objectionable in the propellant, is a positive advantage in the bursting charge.

It is desired that a propellant shall produce the maximum velocity with the minimum pressure.

The suit had been torn in the fall, and some propellant had gotten in through the rents.

In army usage the term "propellant" includes both smokeless powder and black powder.

The cost of a loaded 75-millimeter shell with the fuse and propellant charge ready to be fired is about $11.

Its final fall was due to the introduction of gunpowder as a propellant.

For instance, the one which drives the shell from the gun, known as the propellant, must not be too sudden in its action.

Word Value for propellants
Scrable

14

Words with friends

19

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