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hypergolic

[hahy-per-gaw-lik, -gol-ik]
adjective
  1. (especially of rocket-fuel propellant constituents) igniting spontaneously upon contact with a complementary substance.
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Origin of hypergolic

First recorded in 1945–50; hyp(er)- + erg- + -ol2 + -ic
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British Dictionary definitions for hypergolic

hypergolic

adjective
  1. (of a rocket fuel) able to ignite spontaneously on contact with an oxidizer
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Word Origin for hypergolic

C20: from German Hypergol (perhaps from hyp (er-) + erg 1 + -ol ²) + -ic
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hypergolic

[hī′pər-gŏl′ĭk]
  1. Relating to or using a rocket propellant consisting of liquid fuel and an oxidizer that ignite spontaneously on contact.
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