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diazomethanes

diazomethanes is the plural of diazomethane.

Meaning of diazomethane

Noun

diazomethane (countable and uncountable, plural diazomethanes)

  1. the simplest diazo compound, CH₂=N⁺=N⁻; a toxic, yellow, explosive gas; used in analytical chemistry to convert carboxylic acids into their methyl esters for analysis via gas-liquid chromatography

Questions about diazomethanes

What is diazomethanes the plural of?
Diazomethanes is the plural of diazomethane.

Words near diazomethanes in the dictionary

  1. diazomalonate
  2. diazomalonates
  3. diazomas
  4. diazomata
  5. diazomethane
  6. diazomethanes
  7. diazomethyl
  8. diazonamide
  9. diazonamides
  10. diazonaphthoquinone
  11. diazonaphthoquinones

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