propellant

noun/prəˈpɛlənt/

Frequency rank: #14,104 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a substance that propels or drives something forward, especially fuel used in rockets or aerosol cans.

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Example sentence

The rocket engineer carefully checked the level of propellant in the fuel tank before launch.

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