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azidoazide azide

azidoazide azide noun: a very hazardous explosive inorganic heterocyclic molecule, namely 1-diazidocarbamoyl-5-azidotetrazole.

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Noun

azidoazide azide (uncountable)

  1. (informal) A very hazardous explosive inorganic heterocyclic molecule, namely 1-diazidocarbamoyl-5-azidotetrazole
    • Next up, we have the most explosive compound ever produced, the extremely fun to say azidoazide azide.2016 January 20, Bec Crew, “WATCH: 5 of The World's Most Dangerous Chemicals”, in Science Alert
    • Azidoazide azide, known by its chemical formula C₂N₁₄ or as N-amino azidotetrazole, was created by the US Army and a team of German scientists in 2010.2016 September 28, Marlese Lessing, “Weird Wednesdays: The world's most volatile substance”, in UConn Daily Campus
    Synonyms:
    1-Diazidocarbamoyl-5-azidotetrazole, carbonimidic diazide

Synonyms of azidoazide azide

Origin of azidoazide azide

From azido- + azide + azide. Coined by blogger Derek Lowe as a joke when referring to "1-diazidocarbamoyl-5-azidotetrazole"

Questions about azidoazide azide

What does azidoazide azide mean?
Azidoazide azide means a very hazardous explosive inorganic heterocyclic molecule, namely 1-diazidocarbamoyl-5-azidotetrazole.
What part of speech is azidoazide azide?
Azidoazide azide is a noun.

Words near azidoazide azide in the dictionary

  1. azidoacetyl
  2. azidoadamantane
  3. azidoadamantanes
  4. azidoalcohol
  5. azidoalcohols
  6. azidoazide azide
  7. azidobenzene
  8. azidobenzoic acid
  9. azidoblebbistatin
  10. azidocarbonyl
  11. azidocarbonyls

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