hydrazine
/ˈhaɪdɹəˌziːn/
hydrazine noun: a corrosive, fuming liquid, NH₂-NH₂, used as a rocket fuel.
Noun
hydrazine (countable and uncountable, plural hydrazines)
- A corrosive, fuming liquid, NH₂-NH₂, used as a rocket fuel.
- Any member of the class of organic compounds formally derived from NH₂-NH₂ by replacing one of the hydrogen atoms.
- From ethyleneoxides or ethyleneimines carrying an acyl substituent, with hydrazine and its derivatives (Ch. 3. XV).2009, Richard H. Wiley, Pyrazoles and Reduced and Condensed Pyrazoles, Volume 22, page 387
hydrazine meaning in Tamil
hydrazine in Tamil
- ஐட்ரசீன், ஐதரசீன்
Synonyms of hydrazine
- diamidogen
Forms of hydrazine
| plural | hydrazines |
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Origin of hydrazine
Borrowed from German Hydrazin, coined by Emile Fischer in 1875 as a derivative from Diazin, an obsolete name for diimide, of which hydrazine is a hydrogenated analog. By surface analysis, hydr- + azo (“nitrogen”) + -ine.
Words formed from hydrazine
Questions about hydrazine
- What does hydrazine mean?
- Hydrazine means a corrosive, fuming liquid, NH₂-NH₂, used as a rocket fuel.
- What is hydrazine in Tamil?
- Hydrazine in Tamil is ஐட்ரசீன், ஐதரசீன். See Hydrazine meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is hydrazine?
- Hydrazine is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hydrazine?
- Hydrazine is pronounced /ˈhaɪdɹəˌziːn/.
- What is the plural of hydrazine?
- The plural of hydrazine is hydrazines.
Words near hydrazine in the dictionary
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