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单词 propellant
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(prəpelənt)
Word forms: plural propellants
1. variable noun
Propellant is a substance that causes something to move forwards.
...an enormous amount of propellant.
...a propellant for nuclear rockets.
2. variable noun
Propellant is a gas that is used in spray cans to force the contents out of the can when you press the button.
By 1978, in the U.S.A., the use of CFCs in aerosol propellants was banned.

propellant in British English

or propellent (prəˈpɛlənt)
noun
1. 
something that provides or causes propulsion, such as the explosive charge in a gun or the fuel in a rocket
2. 
the gas used to carry the liquid droplets in an aerosol spray
adjective
3. 
able or tending to propel

propellant in American English

(prəˈpɛlənt; proʊˈpɛlənt)
noun
a person or thing that propels
; specif.,
a. 
the explosive charge that propels a projectile from a gun
b.  US
the fuel and oxidizer used to propel a rocket

propellant in the Pharmaceutical Industry

(prəpɛlənt)
Word forms: (regular plural) propellants
noun
(Pharmaceutical: Administration)
A propellant is a gas, such as a fluorocarbon, that is used in aerosols to force the contents out of the container.
Some hydrocarbons can be used as propellants to force the medicine from an aerosol.
Some aerosols have to be shaken before use in order to mix the medicine and the gaspropellant.
A propellant is a gas, such as a fluorocarbon, that is used in aerosols to force the contentsout of the container.

Examples of 'propellant' in a sentence
propellant

The smoke-laden air, stinking of cordite propellant and explosive, was filled with sound.
Forrest, Roberta WHEN THE APRICOTS BLOOM (2001)
It drops to the bottom, hits the firing pin, the propellant charge explodes, and---" "I know what happens next.
Paullina Simons THE BRONZE HORSEMAN (2001)
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