Hypergolic Definition

hīpər-gŏlĭk
adjective
Igniting spontaneously when mixed together, as rocket fuel and oxidizer combinations.
Webster's New World
Using such a fuel.
American Heritage

Origin of Hypergolic

  • From German Hypergol a hypergolic fluid propellant from hyper- extreme (from Greek huper- hyper–) Greek ergon work erg1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From German, from Ancient Greek υπέρ (ypér) + έργον (érgon, “work”).

    From Wiktionary

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