bipropellant

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• bipropellant — [bī΄prō pel′ənt] n. a propellant system for rockets consisting of a fuel and an oxidizer kept in separate tanks, and brought together only in the combustion chamber …   English World dictionary

• bipropellant — I. |bī+ noun Etymology: bi (I) + propellant : a rocket propellant consisting of separate fuel and oxidizer that come together only in a combustion chamber; also : either of these substances compare monopropellant II. adjective …   Useful english dictionary

• Bipropellant rocket — A bipropellant rocket engine is a rocket engine that uses two propellants (very often liquid propellants) which are kept separately prior to reacting to form a hot gas to be used for propulsion.In contrast, most solid rockets have single solid… …   Wikipedia

• bipropellant — noun Date: 1947 a rocket propellant consisting of separate fuel and oxidizer that come together only in a combustion chamber …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• bipropellant — /buy preuh pel euhnt/, n. Rocketry. a missile or rocket propellant, composed of fuel and oxidizer, the components of which are kept in separate compartments prior to combustion. [1945 50; BI 1 + PROPELLANT] * * * …   Universalium

• bipropellant — noun A propellant composed of two components (typically a fuel and an oxidizer) that react together in the combustion chamber …   Wiktionary

• bipropellant — bi·propellant …   English syllables

• bipropellant — bi•pro•pel•lant [[t]ˌbaɪ prəˈpɛl ənt[/t]] n. rkt a missile or rocket propellant composed of fuel and oxidizer, the components of which are kept in separate compartments prior to combustion • Etymology: 1945–50 …   From formal English to slang

• bipropellant — /baɪprəˈpɛlənt/ (say buypruh peluhnt) noun a liquid rocket propellant in the form of two substances, a fuel and an oxidant …  

• bipropellant —   n. rocket propellant consisting of fuel and oxidizer stored separately until ignition …   Dictionary of difficult words

• BPV — Bipropellant Valve Weltraumfahrt …   Acronyms