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petroleum-based propellant
A type of liquid propellant in which the fuel is refined from crude oil and consists of a mixture of complex hydrocarbons, i.e. organic compounds containing only carbon and hydrogen. The petroleum used as rocket fuel is kerosene, or a type of highly refined kerosene known as RP-1.
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