HYPERGOLIC


Meaning of HYPERGOLIC in English

/huy'peuhr gaw"lik, -gol"ik/ , adj.

(esp. of rocket-fuel propellant constituents) igniting spontaneously upon contact with a complementary substance.

[ 1945-50; HYP(ER)- + ERG- + -OL 2 + -IC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .