hy·dra·zine (h  dr -z n , -z n)n. A colorless, fuming, corrosive hygroscopic liquid, H2NNH2, used in jet and rocket fuels. |
hydrazine [ˈhaɪdrəˌziːn -zɪn]
n
(Chemistry) a colourless basic liquid made from sodium hypochlorite and ammonia: a strong reducing agent, used chiefly as a rocket fuel. Formula: N2H4
[from hydro- + azo- + -ine2]
| hydrazine (hdr-zn, -zn) A colorless, fuming, corrosive liquid with an odor like ammonia that is a powerful reducing agent. It can be combined with organic compounds to form jet and rocket fuels and is also used to make explosives, fungicides, medicines, and photographic chemicals. Chemical formula: N2H4. |
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| Noun | 1. | hydrazine - a colorless fuming corrosive liquid; a powerful reducing agent; used chiefly in rocket fuels reducer, reducing agent, reductant - a substance capable of bringing about the reduction of another substance as it itself is oxidized; used in photography to lessen the density of a negative or print by oxidizing some of the loose silver |
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