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bipropellant

[ bahy-pruh-pel-uhnt ]

noun

Rocketry.
  1. a missile or rocket propellant, composed of fuel and oxidizer, the components of which are kept in separate compartments prior to combustion.


bipropellant

/ ˌɪəˈɛəԳ /

noun

  1. a rocket propellant consisting of two substances, usually a fuel and an oxidizer Also calleddipropellant Compare monopropellant
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bipropellant1

First recorded in 1945–50; bi- 1 + propellant
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Here is a man who built the first bipropellant throttleable rocket engine, who once met Neil Armstrong, who lived in Houston, Arizona and California.

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One possible means of accomplishing this is through the use of cryogenic liquid bipropellant rocket engines.

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