monopropellant

[ mon-oh-pruh-pel-uhnt ]

noun

1. a substance for propelling rockets that is a mixture of fuel and oxidizer.

monopropellant

/ ˌmɒnəʊprəˈpɛlənt /

noun

1. a solid or liquid rocket propellant containing both the fuel and the oxidizer

Example Sentences

But Bloodhound's engineers must develop the pump that feeds this rocket with a high-test peroxide monopropellant.

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A monopropellant rocket from the Norwegian Nammo company, when it's hung below the jet next year, should enable Bloodhound to punch through the sound barrier and attack Thrust SSC's world record.

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But Bloodhound's engineers would like to get closer to the rockets' expected monopropellant thrust ceiling of 40-45kN.

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It is providing in the first instance what is termed a monopropellant rocket.

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To keep it simple for our first year of testing, we'll be using a "monopropellant" rocket system.

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