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Look up: propellant


  1. Propellant
    Liquid in a self-pressurized pesticide product that expels the active ingredient from its container.
    Found op http://www.epa.gov/OCEPAterms/

  2. Propellant
    An inert ingredient in self-pressurised products e.g. aerosol cans that produces the force necessary to dispense the active ingredient from the container.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  3. propellant
    [adj] - tending to or capable of propelling 2. [n] - something that propels
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=propellant

  4. Propellant
    A portable aerosol for use with an airgun or airbrush. Propellant is useful for modellers who only airbrush occasionally and don't wish to invest in a compressor. Like any aerosol, the pressure will decrease as the unit becomes spent and it's important to monitor the quality of the paint delivery as...
    Found op http://www.hobbyshed.co.uk/model_kit_modelmaking_guides_glossary_mnop.htm

  5. propellant
    1. A mixture of fuel and oxidizing agent that reacts to produce a high-energy stream of product gases that can produce thrust. For examples, see What makes a good rocket fuel? 2. A compressed gas used to push a material through a nozzle, forming an aerosol or a foam. For example, nitrogen or propan...
    Found op http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/glossary/p.shtml

  6. propellant
    propellent adjective 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 ...
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=propellant

  7. propellant
    propellent noun something that propels
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=propellant

  8. propellant
    any gas, liquid, or solid the expansion of which can be used to impart motion to another substance or object. In aerosol dispensers, compressed ... [2 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/121



  1. Propellant
    A propellant is a material that produces pressurized gas that: Common chemical propellants are energetic materials and consist of a fuel; like gasoline, jet fuel, rocket fuel, and an oxidizer. Chemical propellants are burned or otherwise decomposed to produce the propellant gas. Other propellants a...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propellant

  2. Propellant
    Refers to a mixture of oxidizer and fuel or to either oxidizer or fuel used in rocket motors.
    Found op http://www.aeroconsystems.com/glossary.htm

  3. Propellant
    The gas used to expel materials from aerosol containers.
    Found op http://www.spectrapaint.com/architectural/glossary.html

  4. propellant
    A substance or substances used to furnish the exhaust material which, when allowed to escape from a rocket, provides thrust. A propellant consists of a fuel and an oxidizer. A fuel is a substance which burns when combined with oxygen producing gas for propulsion. An oxidizer is an agent that release...
    Found op http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/P/propellant.html

  5. propellant
    Substance burned in a rocket for propulsion. With bipropellant, two propellants are used: oxidizer and fuel are stored in separate tanks and pumped independently into the combustion chamber. Liquid oxygen (oxidizer) and liquid hydrogen (fuel) are common propellants, used, for example, in the space s...
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0016844.html

  6. PROPELLANT
    The gas used to expel materials from aerosol containers.
    Found op http://www.goldenglowpaints.com/Articles/GeneralArticles/GLOSSARYTERMS.htm

  7. PROPELLANT
    The gas used to expel materials from aerosol containers.
    Found op http://www.goldenglowpaints.com/Articles/GeneralArticles/GLOSSARYTERMS.htm

  8. propellant
    1) Dynamic 2) Dynamical 3) Propellent 4) Propelling 5) Propulsive
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/propellant/1

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