propellent

Describes something that has the ability to propel or drive forward; often used in technical contexts.

• 🇩🇪Bezeichnet etwas, das die Fähigkeit hat, etwas in Bewegung zu setzen oder vorwärts zu treiben; wird häufig in technischen Kontexten verwendet.

1. Tending to or capable of propelling C1 formal

   Having the ability to push or drive something forward.

   • The propellent force of the rocket engine was immense.
   • This chemical mixture is highly propellent in nature.
   • The design uses a propellent mechanism to launch the projectile.

   🇩🇪Antreibend

   Synonyme: drivingimpellingmotivepropulsivethrusting

• more propellent comparative form
• most propellent superlative form

A noun referring to any substance, such as a compressed gas or a chemical fuel, that is used to propel or thrust an object forward.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das jeden Stoff bezeichnet, wie komprimiertes Gas oder chemischer Treibstoff, der verwendet wird, um ein Objekt in Bewegung zu setzen oder vorwärts zu treiben.

1. Substance that propels B2 formal technical

   A substance used to drive or propel an object forward, such as a fuel or compressed gas.

   • Rocket propellent is a mixture of fuel and oxidizer.
   • Aerosol cans use a compressed gas as a propellent.
   • The spacecraft's propellent was carefully monitored during the launch.

   🇩🇪Treibstoff

   Synonyme: chargefuelpropellant

• propellents plural form
• propellents' possessive plural form
• propellent's possessive singular form