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ROCKET FUEL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-11-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- White Products (Petroleum)
- Launchers (Astronautics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- propellant
1, record 1, English, propellant
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- rocket propellant 2, record 1, English, rocket%20propellant
correct
- rocket fuel 3, record 1, English, rocket%20fuel
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A substance that is used (alone, or reacting with another) in a rocket engine as a source of the hot gases that provide it with thrust. 4, record 1, English, - propellant
Record 1, Key term(s)
- propellent
- rocket propellent
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Produits blancs (Pétrole)
- Lanceurs (Astronautique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- propergol
1, record 1, French, propergol
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Produit constitué par un ou plusieurs ergols, séparés ou réunis pour former un mélange (ou un composé) apte à fournir par réaction chimique l'énergie de propulsion d'un moteur-fusée. 2, record 1, French, - propergol
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
propergol: ne pas confondre avec ergol, qui est un constituant d'un propergol. 3, record 1, French, - propergol
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Productos blancos (Petróleo)
- Lanzadores (Astronáutica)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- propergol
1, record 1, Spanish, propergol
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mezcla de […] ergoles que, al reaccionar en una cámara de combustión, engendran gases abundantes y muy calientes […] 1, record 1, Spanish, - propergol
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[La] eyección [de gases engendrados por los propergoles] por una tobera propulsa los cohetes por reacción. 1, record 1, Spanish, - propergol
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
propergol: no confundir con ergol, que es cada una de las sustancias que constituyen un propergol. 2, record 1, Spanish, - propergol
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