azide
Americannoun
noun
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any compound containing the monovalent group –N 3 or the monovalent ion N 3 –
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(modifier) consisting of, containing, or concerned with the group –N 3 or the ion N 3 –
azide group or radical
Etymology
Origin of azide
Example Sentences
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She attached the azide "buckle" to a sugar molecule.
From Salon • Oct. 9, 2022
Moreover, the prepared azide solutions can be used directly in CuAAC reactions.
From Nature • Dec. 12, 2019
Calculate the volume of nitrogen gas at 27 °C and 756 torr formed by the decomposition of 125 g of sodium azide.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
Automotive air bags inflate when a sample of sodium azide, NaN3, is very rapidly decomposed.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
She bore a basket that did ride So light, she didden leän azide; Her feäce wer oval, an' she smil'd So sweet's a child, but walk'd wi' pride.
From Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect by Barnes, William
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