hydrazoic acid

hydrazoic acid
noun
a colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling
• Syn: ↑azoimide, ↑hydrogen azide, ↑HN
• Hypernyms: ↑hydride, ↑explosive
• Substance Meronyms: ↑hydrazoite

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\\|hīdrə|zōik-\ noun
Etymology: hydrazoic from hydr- + az- + -ic
: a colorless volatile poisonous explosive liquid HN3 that when pure has an unbearable odor, is made usually by reaction of nitrous oxide with fused sodium amide or of hydrazine hydrate with ethyl nitrite in alkaline alcoholic solution, and yields explosive salts of heavy metals (as lead azide) — called also azoimide

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a colorless, very explosive, poisonous liquid, HN3, having a penetrating odor and irritating to the eyes and mucous membranes. Also called azoimide.
[1890-95]

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hydrazoic acid,
a colorless, poisonous, volatile acid with a penetrating odor, obtained by treating hydrazine with nitrous acid and in various other ways; triazoic acid. Hydrazoic acid and most of its salts (hydrazoates) are highly explosive. Formula: HN3

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