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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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