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engine-rich

engine-rich adjective: pertaining to a condition where a rocket engine is being consumed and expelled as part of the rocket exhaust, where it is not a part of normal operations.

Adjective

engine-rich (comparative more engine-rich, superlative most engine-rich)

  1. Pertaining to a condition where a rocket engine is being consumed and expelled as part of the rocket exhaust, where it is not a part of normal operations.
  2. Pertaining to a condition where there is excessive fuel in the fuel-to-air ratio, in the running of an internal combustion engine.
    Synonyms:
    rich, fuel-rich, oxygen-poor
    Antonyms:
    engine-lean, engine-poor, oxygen-rich, fuel-lean, fuel-poor, lean

Synonyms of engine-rich

Antonyms

Forms of engine-rich

comparativemore engine-rich
superlativemost engine-rich

Questions about engine-rich

What does engine-rich mean?
Engine-rich means pertaining to a condition where a rocket engine is being consumed and expelled as part of the rocket exhaust, where it is not a part of normal operations.
What part of speech is engine-rich?
Engine-rich is an adjective.

Words near engine-rich in the dictionary

  1. engine troubles
  2. engine turning
  3. engine turnings
  4. engine-generator
  5. engine-generators
  6. engine-rich
  7. engined
  8. engineer
  9. engineer boot
  10. engineer boots
  11. engineer's blue

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