propellant
Example Sentences
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Oil-based substances can include lab-made fragrances, propellants that push spray deodorant out of the can, and stabilizing ingredients that help keep everything mixed evenly.
Helium is used to pressurise propellant tanks, and any fault in that system could affect the performance of the upper stage engine or the safe draining of the fuel.
From BBC
Ukrainian firm Fire Point, which develops military drones and missiles, was the first to set up in Denmark, where it began construction in Vojens of a plant to produce propellants in December.
From Barron's
Police are still searching for a part of the parachute system which contains propellant.
From BBC
The two-day test included filling the Space Launch System rocket with propellants, liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen.
From Barron's
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