TEA-TEB

noun

A pyrophoric mixture used as an ignition fluid in rocket engines.

Meanings

nounTEA-TEB (uncountable)
  1. uncountableaerospaceA pyrophoric mixture used as an ignition fluid in rocket engines.

Origin

From TEA (“triethylaluminum”) + TEB (“triethylboron”).

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TEA-TEB. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/TEA-TEB

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“TEA-TEB.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/TEA-TEB. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “TEA-TEB,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/TEA-TEB.

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