Definition of propellant
: capable of propelling
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Luigi T. De Luca, an Italian academic and a leading expert in solid propellant rockets, said in an email.
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First Known Use of propellant
1644
Definition of propellant
: something that propels: such as
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: an explosive for propelling projectiles
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: fuel plus oxidizer used by a rocket engine
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: a gas kept under pressure in a bottle or can for expelling the contents when the pressure is released
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Based upon what Musk said in 2017, the spacecraft for which this tooling was made has a diameter of 9 meters and encompasses six engines, propellant tanks, and a large payload area that could carry many satellites into space or carry people to Mars.
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The engines also use electric turbopumps, rather than the more conventional option of gas turbines, to push propellant into their combustion chambers.
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Normally, rocket propellant is created in huge industrial mixers, which work the same way the ones in kitchens do, with rotating blades.
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The air bags used propellants with ammonium nitrate that can destabilize after prolonged exposure to heat and humidity, leading to explosions, investigations have found.
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The debris could very well contain traces of hydrazine or other nasty propellants best not touched.
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The air bags used propellants with ammonium nitrate that can destabilize after prolonged exposure to heat and humidity, leading to explosions, investigations have found.
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The chemical propellant in the air bag inflators can deteriorate in hot, humid conditions and burn too fast, blowing apart a metal canister and creating shrapnel.
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The air bags used propellants with ammonium nitrate that can destabilize after prolonged exposure to heat and humidity, leading to explosions, investigations have found.
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First Known Use of propellant
1654
PROPELLANT Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of propellant for English Language Learners
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: a gas under pressure in a can that is used to spray out the contents when the pressure is released
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: a fuel or an explosive substance that is used to make something (such as a rocket) go forward
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