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picrylhydrazine

picrylhydrazine noun: the organic hydrazine obtained formally by replacement of the -OH of picric acid by -NH-NH2.

Noun

picrylhydrazine (countable and uncountable, plural picrylhydrazines)

  1. The organic hydrazine obtained formally by replacement of the -OH of picric acid by -NH-NH2

Forms of picrylhydrazine

pluralpicrylhydrazines
alternative formpicryl hydrazine

Origin of picrylhydrazine

From picryl + hydrazine.

Words formed from picrylhydrazine

Questions about picrylhydrazine

What does picrylhydrazine mean?
Picrylhydrazine means the organic hydrazine obtained formally by replacement of the -OH of picric acid by -NH-NH2.
What part of speech is picrylhydrazine?
Picrylhydrazine is a noun.
What is the plural of picrylhydrazine?
The plural of picrylhydrazine is picrylhydrazines.

Words near picrylhydrazine in the dictionary

  1. picrotoxine
  2. picrotoxinin
  3. picrotoxins
  4. Picrous Day
  5. picryl
  6. picrylhydrazine
  7. picrylhydrazines
  8. picrylhydrazyl
  9. picrylhydrazyls
  10. picryls
  11. pics

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