Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

propellant

/pɹəpˈɛlənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables: pro-pel-lant
IPA: /pɹəpˈɛlənt/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

anything that propels

Countable; Uncountable

noun

anything that propels

Countable; Uncountable

noun

anything that propels

Countable; Uncountable

adj

Alternative spelling of propellent.

Example Sentences

"Then they backed the membrane with a gel matrix containing a perfluorocarbon (PFC) propellant and fluorescent "nanobullets" about a micron wide, and hit it with ultrasound."

Etymology

Etymology tree English propel Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English propellant From propel + -ant.

Usage

Inflected Forms

propellants (plural) propellent (alternative)

Derived Forms

bipropellant prop monopropellant nonpropellant propellantless

Phrases

jet propellant rocket propellant 1

Synonyms

prop propellent propelling propulsive

Rhymes With

repellent water-repellent

Questions

How do you pronounce propellant?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəpˈɛlənt/.
What does propellant mean?: anything that propels
Where does propellant come from?: Etymology tree English propel Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English propellant From propel + -ant.

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