propellants

noun

variants also propellents
plural of propellant
as in fuels

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Recent Examples of propellants Pressurized helium is routinely used in rockets to push propellants to engines and to help clean and dry tanks and propellant lines when needed. — William Harwood, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
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  1. fuels
  2. energies
Noun
  • Start with the community With a pragmatic and fair approach, data center infrastructure can operate from a combination of baseload fuels, battery storage, and renewables, while prioritizing community needs and impacts.
    — Neil Chatterjee, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Chemical plants need vast quantities of this gas to manufacture fertilizers, refine fuels, and make everyday plastics.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of fuels
Noun
  • At higher energies, however, the signal began to level off, a behavior known as saturation.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • These two energies don’t necessarily vibe, so doubts may creep in this morning.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of energies

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“Propellants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propellants. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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