PROPULSIVE
propellant, propellent, propelling, propulsive
(adjective) tending to or capable of propelling; “propellant fuel for submarines”; “the faster a jet plane goes the greater its propulsive efficiency”; “universities...the seats of propulsive thought”
propulsive
(adjective) having the power to propel; “propulsive coefficient”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
propulsive (comparative more propulsive, superlative most propulsive)
Of or pertaining to propulsion
Serving to propel
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*pul"sive, a.
Definition: Tending, or having power, to propel; driving on; urging. "[The]
propulsive movement of the verse." Coleridge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition