azode

A1Z10O1D2E1

noun

A two atom nitrogen group (-N=N-).

Scrabble 15

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noun
  1. chemistryA two atom nitrogen group (-N=N-).

    Yousef's complex 600 kilogram bomb was made of urea pellets, nitroglycerin, sulfuric acid, aluminum azode, magnesium azide, and bottled hydrogen.

    2010, John Tyler, America's Two Holy Wars, page 116
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    A good example of how ammonium nitrate can be chemically mixed with other substances, and impart its explosive qualities to these otherwise nonexplosive materials, is in the preparation of chloride of azode.

    2011, Tim Lindstrom, The ultimate survival guide

    The widespread use of aromatic dyes such as azodes poses a high risk to health since their breakdown produces toxic amines throughout the gastrointestinal tract, skin, and lungs, as well as the formation of hemoglobin adducts, which also cause DNA damage leading to malignant tumors.

    2021, Vijay Kumar Sharma, Maulin P. Shah, Shobhika Parmar, Fungi Bio-prospects in Sustainable Agriculture

    After being exposed to UV light, the azode group changed into a nitrene group, which quickly bonded to the amino groups in chitosan to create a hydrogel [29].

    2023, Anuj Kumar, Vijay Kumar Thakur, Functional Nanocomposite Hydrogels

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