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PropellantA propellant is a gas, liquid or plasma used to move an object by applying a motive force. Common propellants are gasoline, jet fuel and rocket fuel.In aerosol cans, the propellant is simply a compressed gas. Chlorofluorocarbons were once often used, but have been replaced in recent years due to the negative effects CFCs have on Earth's atmospheric ozone layer. This is a stub. 
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