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Definition of Propellents
1. propellent [n] - See also: propellent
Lexicographical Neighbors of Propellents
Literary usage of Propellents
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Phrenological Journal, and Magazine of Moral Science (1840)
"The second class includes those powers by which we are impelled to action; and
these are appropriately termed propellents. The propellents include all the ..."
2. The New World of Science: Its Development During the War by Robert Mearns Yerkes (1920)
"... either single base (nitro cellulose only), or double base (nitro
cellulose-nitroglycerin) as the propellents, with mercury fulminate and chlorate ..."
3. Available Technologies of the Office of Technology Transfer, U. S. Energy by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"These propellents frequently are sources of contaminants in the metal spray.
This invention provides a method for dispersing molten metal into fine ..."
4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"SMOKELESS POWDERS are the modern explosives which have replaced black gunpowder
for use as propellents in guns. Such powders are styled smokeless because ..."
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