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imported>Howard C. Berkowitz
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imported>Milton Beychok
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A chemical used to produce expanding gases for propulsion, usually in a [[rocket motor]] but sometimes in a [[turbine]], such as concentrated [[hydrogen peroxide]] passed over a catalyst that breaks it into steam
A chemical used to produce expanding gases for propulsion, usually in a [[rocket engine]] but sometimes in a [[turbine]], such as concentrated [[hydrogen peroxide]] passed over a catalyst that breaks it into steam

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Monopropellant [r]: A chemical used to produce expanding gases for propulsion, usually in a rocket engine but sometimes in a turbine, such as concentrated hydrogen peroxide passed over a catalyst that breaks it into steam