hydrazine

American  

[hahy-druh-zeen] / ˈhaɪ drəˌzin /

noun

1. Also called diamine.  a colorless, oily, fuming liquid, N 2 H 4 , that is a weak base in solution and forms a large number of salts resembling ammonium salts: used chiefly as a reducing agent and a jet-propulsion fuel.

2. a class of substances derived by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms in hydrazine by an organic group.

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hydrazine British  

/ ˈhaɪdrəˌziːn, -zɪn /

noun

1. a colourless basic liquid made from sodium hypochlorite and ammonia: a strong reducing agent, used chiefly as a rocket fuel. Formula: N 2 H 4

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hydrazine Scientific  

/ hī′drə-zēn′,-zĭn /

1. 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: N ₂ H ₄ .

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Etymology

Origin of hydrazine

First recorded in 1885–90; hydr- ² + az- + -ine ²

Example Sentences

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hydrazine

Joel Odou, an attorney for Real Water, told jurors the company tested the water but did not know to test for hydrazine — a toxic chemical used in rocket fuel.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2023

The US justified the demonstration, arguing that the satellite had toxic hydrazine fuel on board that could have become hazardous if parts of the satellite landed.

From The Verge ● Apr. 15, 2020

Like ammonia, hydrazine is both a Brønsted base and a Lewis base, although it is weaker than ammonia.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

Martians are not going to get their water by importing hydrazine from Earth and burning it with precious cabin oxygen, they are going to bake it out of the soil.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 6, 2015

I was able to cover the whole table where my hydrazine mad scientist setup was.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir