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ROCKET PROPELLANT

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An explosive charge that propels a rocket

Synonyms:

rocket fuel; rocket propellant; rocket propellent

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("rocket propellant" is a kind of...):

burster; bursting charge; charge; explosive charge (a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time)

propellant; propellent (any substance that propels)

Meronyms (parts of "rocket propellant"):

hydrazine (a colorless fuming corrosive liquid; a powerful reducing agent; used chiefly in rocket fuels)

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