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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. any substance that propels;
[syn: propellant, propellent]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. tending to or capable of propelling;
- Example: "propellant fuel for submarines"
- Example: "the faster a jet plane goes the greater its propulsive efficiency"
- Example: "universities...the seats of propulsive thought"
[syn: propellant, propellent, propelling, propulsive]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

propellent adj 1: tending to or capable of propelling; "propellant fuel for submarines"; "the faster a jet plane goes the greater its propulsive efficiency"; "universities...the seats of propulsive thought" [syn: propellant, propellent, propelling, propulsive] n 1: any substance that propels [syn: propellant, propellent]