propellant

英 [prəˈpelənt]

美 [prəˈpelənt]

n.  喷射剂(如喷雾器中的压缩气体); 推进剂(如发射用火药)

复数：propellants　

TOEFLIELTS化学

BNC.35761 / COCA.20595

牛津词典

noun

• 喷射剂（如喷雾器中的压缩气体）
  a gas that forces out the contents of an aerosol
• 推进剂（如发射用火药）
  a thing or substance that propels sth, for example the fuel that fires a rocket

柯林斯词典

• N-MASS 推进剂；发射药；火箭燃料
  Propellantis a substance that causes something to move forwards.
  1. ...an enormous amount of propellant.
     大量的推进剂
  2. ...a propellant for nuclear rockets.
     核火箭的燃料
• N-MASS （喷雾容器中提供压力的）压缩气体
  Propellantis a gas that is used in spray cans to force the contents out of the can when you press the button.
  1. By 1978, in the USA, the use of CFCs in aerosol propellants was banned.
     美国自1978年起禁止在喷雾剂压缩气体中使用含氯氟烃。

英英释义

noun

• any substance that propels
  Synonym:propellent

adj

• tending to or capable of propelling
  1. propellant fuel for submarines
  2. the faster a jet plane goes the greater its propulsive efficiency
  3. universities...the seats of propulsive thought
  Synonym:propellentpropellingpropulsive

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