English Explanatory Dictionary

hypergolic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Igniting spontaneously upon contact with an oxidizer.
  2. Involving such a hypergolic agent.
noun
  1. A hypergolic propellant; a hypergol.

Pronunciation

/hʌɪpɚˈɡɒlɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-hypergolic.wav

Word forms

hypergolic hypergolics

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”) + -ol + -ic, after the model of German Hypergol and hypergolisch. Equivalent to hypergol + -ic.

Derived words

hypergol hypergolically hypergolicity nonhypergolic
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