Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypergolic

/hʌɪpɚˈɡɒlɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-golic
IPA: /hʌɪpɚˈɡɒlɪk/

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Igniting spontaneously upon contact with an oxidizer.

adj

Involving such a hypergolic agent.

noun

A hypergolic propellant; a hypergol.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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 refrigeration equipment to keep them liquid."
"The chemical reaction range of hypergolic mixtures varies from slow and barely visible to an instantaneous and highly visible explosive force."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ὑπέρ

Usage

Inflected Forms

hypergolics (plural)

Derived Forms

hypergol hypergolically hypergolicity nonhypergolic

Questions

How do you pronounce hypergolic?: The recorded pronunciation is /hʌɪpɚˈɡɒlɪk/.
What does hypergolic mean?: Igniting spontaneously upon contact with an oxidizer.
Where does hypergolic come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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