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Recent Examples of unsymmetrical
Fuels such as nitrogen tetroxide and unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine are toxic and corrosive, while liquid hydrogen and oxygen must be stored at extremely low temperatures, posing risks of leakage, brittleness in metals, and explosive vaporization.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Under his cap, everything around his eyes sweats; his smile is crooked but near constant, his beard half-shaven and unsymmetrical.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2021
The system used helium as a pressurizing gas, inhibited nitrogen tetroxide for an oxidizer, and a blended hydrazine fuel made up of a mixture of around 50 percent unsymmetrical dimethyl hydrazine and 50 percent anhydrous hydrazine.
—Alex Hollings, Popular Mechanics, 24 July 2019
This shrinking market has opened the door to the Angara rocket, which has the advantage of not using environmentally hazardous fuel for each of its stages—Proton engines used nitrogen tetroxide and unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 25 June 2018
Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Under his cap, everything around his eyes sweats; his smile is crooked but near constant, his beard half-shaven and unsymmetrical.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2021
The system used helium as a pressurizing gas, inhibited nitrogen tetroxide for an oxidizer, and a blended hydrazine fuel made up of a mixture of around 50 percent unsymmetrical dimethyl hydrazine and 50 percent anhydrous hydrazine.
—Alex Hollings, Popular Mechanics, 24 July 2019
This shrinking market has opened the door to the Angara rocket, which has the advantage of not using environmentally hazardous fuel for each of its stages—Proton engines used nitrogen tetroxide and unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 25 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsymmetrical
Adjective
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The actress wears a white asymmetrical top and black trousers.—
Brittany Talarico,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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Across the Taiwan Strait, Taipei is pursuing its own program to develop suicide drones aimed at enhancing its asymmetric warfare capabilities and countering China’s expanding military pressure.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Your height is determined by a combination of genes (traits passed down in families) and environmental factors, such as an unbalanced diet, malnutrition, economic status, and certain conditions.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
1 Nov. 2025
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These high rates compound the risks tied to an unbalanced grid.—
Lora Myers,
Oc Register,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Unsymmetrical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsymmetrical. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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