hypergolic propellant

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• Hypergolic propellant — A hypergolic propellant is either of the two rocket propellants used in a hypergolic rocket engine, which spontaneously ignite when they come into contact. The two propellants are usually termed the fuel and the oxidizer . Although hypergolic… …   Wikipedia

• Propellant — A propellant is a material that is used to move ( propel ) an object. This will often involve a chemical reaction. It may be a gas, liquid, plasma, or, before the chemical reaction, a solid.Common chemical propellants consist of a fuel, like… …   Wikipedia

• hypergolic — /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 + OL2 + IC] * * * …   Universalium

• hypergolic — adjective /hʌɪpəˈɡɒlɪk/ Of fuel or propellant, igniting spontaneously on contact with an oxidiser …   Wiktionary

• hypergolic — [ˌhʌɪpə gɒlɪk] adjective (of a rocket propellant) igniting spontaneously on mixing with another substance. Origin 1940s: from Ger. Hypergol, prob. from hyper + Gk ergon work + ol …   English new terms dictionary

• hypergolic — adj. (of a rocket propellant) igniting spontaneously on contact with an oxidant etc. Etymology: G Hypergol (perh. as HYPO , ERG(1), OL) …   Useful english dictionary

• Rocket propellant — is mass that is stored, usually in some form of propellant tank, prior to being used as the propulsive mass that is ejected from a rocket engine in the form of a fluid jet to produce thrust.Chemical rocket propellants are most commonly used,… …   Wikipedia

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