About The Word Hydrazine
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Hydrazine
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What's The Definition Of Hydrazine?
[n] a colorless fuming corrosive liquid; a powerful reducing agent; used chiefly in rocket fuels
Synonyms | Synonyms for Hydrazine: Related Terms | Find terms related to Hydrazine: See Also | reducer | reducing agent | reductant | rocket fuel | rocket propellant | rocket propellent Hydrazine In Webster's Dictionary \Hy"dra*zine\, n. [Hydr- + azo- + -ine.] (Chem.)
Any one of a series of nitrogenous bases, resembling the
amines and produced by the reduction of certain nitroso and
diazo compounds; as, methyl hydrazine, phenyl hydrazine, etc.
They are derivatives of hydrazine proper, {H2N.NH2}, which is
a doubled amido group, recently (1887) isolated as a stable,
colorless gas, with a peculiar, irritating odor. As a base it
forms distinct salts. Called also {diamide}, {amidogen}, (or
more properly {diamidogen}), etc.
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