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hy⋅per⋅gol

  [hahy-per-gawl, -gol]
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–noun
any hypergolic agent.
Origin:
1945–50; hyp(er)- + erg- + -ol 2
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hy·per·gol·ic   (hī'pər-gŏl'ĭk)   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to a rocket propellant consisting of fuel and an oxidizer that ignite spontaneously on contact.

  2. Using such a fuel.


[From German Hypergol, a hypergolic fluid propellant : from hyper-, extreme (from Greek huper-; see hyper-) + Greek ergon, work; see erg.]
hy'per·gol' (hī'pər-gôl', -gōl', -gŏl') n., hy'per·gol'i·cal·ly adv.
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