hypergolic
English
/hʌɪpəˈɡɒlɪk/
adj
Definitions
- (chemistry) Igniting spontaneously upon contact with an oxidiser.
- (chemistry) Involving such a hypergolic agent.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (over, above, excessive) derived from German Hypergol.
Origin
German (Berlin)
Hypergol
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hyper- English
- hypergol English
- hypergolically English
- hypergolicity English
- hyperthermia English
- nonhypergolic English
- hyper- Finnish
- tensiō Latin
- Hypergol German
- hypertensie Dutch, Flemish
- hypertrophie French
- hiper- Spanish, Castilian
- ἐφύπερθεν Ancient Greek
- ὑπέρ Ancient Greek
- ὕπερθεν Ancient Greek
- Ὑπερίων Ancient Greek
- *upér Proto-Indo-European
- hyper- Norwegian Bokmål
- hiper- Portuguese
- hyper- Norwegian Nynorsk
- hipir- Irish
- hyper- Danish
- hiper- Catalan, Valencian
- υπέρ Greek (modern)
- hyper- Translingual