HYDRAZINE

hydrazine

(noun) a colorless fuming corrosive liquid; a powerful reducing agent; used chiefly in rocket fuels

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

hydrazine (countable and uncountable, plural hydrazines)

(inorganic compound, uncountable) A corrosive, fuming liquid, NH₂-NH₂, used as a rocket fuel.

(organic compound, countable) Any member of the class of organic compounds formally derived from NH₂-NH₂.

Synonyms

• diamidogen

Source: Wiktionary

Hy"dra*zine, n. Etym: [Hydr- + azo- + -ine.] (Chem.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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