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hypergolic

/hʌɪpɚˈɡɒlɪk/

hypergolic adjective: igniting spontaneously upon contact with an oxidizer.

Adjective

hypergolic (not comparable)

  1. (fuel) Igniting spontaneously upon contact with an oxidizer.
    • Although the LF₂-LH₂ cryogenic combination is hypergolic, the toxicity of the fuel and the products of combustion have made the use of this system impractical. In general, the commonly used hypergolic propellants are considered conventionally storable, that is, they do not need special...2016, Pasquale M. Sforza, Theory of Aerospace Propulsion, 2nd ed., Elsevier (Butterworth-Heinemann), page 565
  2. Involving such a hypergolic agent.
    • The chemical reaction range of hypergolic mixtures varies from slow and barely visible to an instantaneous and highly visible explosive force.1994, Stephen K. Hall, Chemical Safety in the Laboratory, CRC Press, page 65

Noun

hypergolic (countable and uncountable, plural hypergolics)

  1. A hypergolic propellant; a hypergol.

hypergolic meaning in Tamil

hypergolic in Tamil

உடன் தீப்பற்றும்

Forms of hypergolic

pluralhypergolics

Origin of hypergolic

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

Words formed from hypergolic

Questions about hypergolic

What does hypergolic mean?
Hypergolic means igniting spontaneously upon contact with an oxidizer.
What is hypergolic in Tamil?
Hypergolic in Tamil is உடன் தீப்பற்றும். See Hypergolic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hypergolic?
Hypergolic can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce hypergolic?
Hypergolic is pronounced /hʌɪpɚˈɡɒlɪk/.

Words near hypergolic in the dictionary

  1. hyperglycæmia
  2. hyperglycæmic
  3. hyperglyoxylaemia
  4. hyperglyoxylemia
  5. hypergol
  6. hypergolic
  7. hypergolically
  8. hypergolicity
  9. hypergols
  10. Hypergon
  11. hypergonadism

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