hydrazine

noun
/ˈhaɪdɹəˌziːn/

Etymology

Etymology tree German Hydrazinbor. English 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.

  1. borrowed from Hydrazin

Definitions

  1. A corrosive, fuming liquid, NH₂-NH₂, used as a rocket fuel.

  2. Any member of the class of organic compounds formally derived from NH₂-NH₂ by replacing…

    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).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for hydrazine. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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