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Antonyms for propellant
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pruh-pel-uh nt |
| Phonetic Transcription : prəˈpɛl ənt |
Definition of propellant
Origin :- less-etymological, but more usual, spelling of propellent; 1881 as a firearm explosive; 1919 as "fuel for a rocket engine."
- As in stimulus : noun provocation
- As in aerosol can : noun spray can
- As in incitation : noun stimulus
- As in stimulator : noun stimulus
- As in explosive : noun something that blows up
- As in fuel : noun something providing energy
- As in gasoline : noun fuel
- Some jerk has redesigned the primer so that the flame misses the propellant!
- Extract from : « Hanging by a Thread » by Gordon Randall Garrett
- Its final fall was due to the introduction of gunpowder as a propellant.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 » by Various
- The suit had been torn in the fall, and some propellant had gotten in through the rents.
- Extract from : « The Scarlet Lake Mystery » by Harold Leland Goodwin
- The propellant was taking the rocket almost out of sight when the fuse fired it.
- Extract from : « Cue for Quiet » by Thomas L. Sherred
- Compressed air was the propellant for the Zalinski dynamite gun.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 » by Various
- For instance, the one which drives the shell from the gun, known as the propellant, must not be too sudden in its action.
- Extract from : « The Romance of War Inventions » by Thomas W. Corbin
- Clearly, smoke, which is most objectionable in the propellant, is a positive advantage in the bursting charge.
- Extract from : « The Romance of War Inventions » by Thomas W. Corbin
- It is desired that a propellant shall produce the maximum velocity with the minimum pressure.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 » by Various
- In army usage the term "propellant" includes both smokeless powder and black powder.
- Extract from : « America's Munitions 1917-1918 » by Benedict Crowell
- The cost of a loaded 75-millimeter shell with the fuse and propellant charge ready to be fired is about $11.
- Extract from : « America's Munitions 1917-1918 » by Benedict Crowell
Synonyms for propellant
- aerosol bomb
- aerosol container
- aerosol dispenser
- ammunition
- atomizer
- bang
- bomb
- booby trap
- boost
- catalyst
- cause
- charge
- combustible
- detonator
- diesel fuel
- dynamite
- electricity
- encouragement
- eye-opener
- fillip
- fireworks
- flash
- food
- gas
- gasohol
- goad
- grease
- grenade
- gunpowder
- impetus
- impulse
- incentive
- incitation
- incitement
- inducement
- instigation
- invitation
- juice
- kick
- material
- means
- mine
- missile
- motivation
- motive
- mulligan
- munition
- nitroglycerin
- nourishment
- oil
- petrol
- pineapple
- piquing
- powder
- prod
- propellant
- provocation
- push
- shell
- shot
- shot in the arm
- soup
- spur
- stimulant
- stimulation
- sting
- TNT
- trigger
- turn-on
- urging
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