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Noun: propellant  pru'pe-lunt
  1. Any substance that propels
    "The aerosol can uses a propellant to dispense the product";
    - propellent
Adjective: propellant  pru'pe-lunt
  1. Tending to or capable of propelling
    "propellant fuel for submarines";
    - propellent, propulsive

Derived forms: propellants

See also: dynamic, dynamical

Encyclopedia: Propellant