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azide

American

[az-ahyd, -id, ey-zahyd, ey-zid] / ˈæz aɪd, -ɪd, ˈeɪ zaɪd, ˈeɪ zɪd /

noun

Chemistry.

any compound containing the azido group, as sodium azide, NaN 3 .

azide British

/ ˈeɪzaɪd /

noun

any compound containing the monovalent group –N 3 or the monovalent ion N 3 ^–
(modifier) consisting of, containing, or concerned with the group –N 3 or the ion N 3 ^–

azide group or radical

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Etymology

Origin of azide

az- + -ide ( def. )

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

Automotive air bags inflate when a sample of sodium azide, NaN3, is very rapidly decomposed.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 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

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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