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What does hypergolic mean?

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Adjective
  1. Of fuel or propellant, igniting spontaneously on contact with an oxidiser.
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Novel catalysts capable of rendering both polar and non-polar organic fuels hypergolic with rocket-grade hydrogen peroxide are disclosed.
The ignition model predicts the amount of hypergolic needed for successful ignition.
The oxidizer used with hypergolic fuel is usually nitrogen tetroxide or nitric acid.
Articles consisting of a hypergolic fuel contained in a cylinder fitted with one or more nozzles.
The testing of the hypergolic performance of the formulations can be achieved without gelling.
The two fuel components are hypergolic, producing a violent reaction on contact.

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