hydrazine
noun/ˈhaɪdɹəˌziːn/
Etymology Borrowed from German Hydrazin, coined by Emile Fischer in 1875 as a derivative from Diazin, an obsolete name for diimide, of which hydrazine is a hydrogenated analog. By surface analysis, hydr- + azo (“nitrogen”) + -ine.
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Chemistry, Inorganic chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A corrosive, fuming liquid, NH₂-NH₂, used as a rocket fuel.
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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Organic chemistry, Physical sciences Any member of the class of organic compounds formally derived from NH₂-NH₂ by replacing one of the hydrogen atoms.
- From ethyleneoxides or ethyleneimines carrying an acyl substituent, with hydrazine and its derivatives (Ch. 3. XV).2009, Richard H. Wiley, Pyrazoles and Reduced and Condensed Pyrazoles, Volume 22, page 387:
- Synonyms
- diamidogen
- Derived terms
- arylhydrazine, benzoylhydrazine, dimethylhydrazine, hydrazination, hydrazinium, hydrazinolysis, isonicotinoylhydrazine, methylhydrazine, monomethylhydrazine, nonhydrazine, phenelzine, phenylhydrazine, picrylhydrazine, zinoconazole