noun · countable / uncountable · rare

hydrazine

hydrazine · hydrazines

гидразин

A corrosive, fuming liquid, NH₂-NH₂, used as a rocket fuelA corrosive, fuming liquid, NH₂-NH₂, used as a rocket fuel.

/ˈhaɪdɹəˌziːn/

Meaning

2 senses

(uncountable)A corrosive, fuming liquid, NH₂-NH₂, used as a rocket fuel.
гидрази́нgidrazín
a colorless fuming corrosive liquid; a powerful reducing agent; used chiefly in rocket fuels
(countable)Any member of the class of organic compounds formally derived from NH₂-NH₂ by replacing one of the hydrogen atoms.
гидрази́нgidrazín

Origin

Borrowed from German Hydrazin, coined by Emile Fischer in 1875 as a derivative from Diazin

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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