diazomethane

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noun

the simplest diazo compound, CH₂=N⁺=N⁻; a toxic, yellow, explosive gas; used in analytical chemistry to convert carboxylic acids into their methyl esters for analysis via gas-liquid chromatography

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Meanings

noundiazomethane (countable and uncountable, plural diazomethanes)

plural diazomethanes

  1. countableuncountablechemistrythe simplest diazo compound, CH₂=N⁺=N⁻; a toxic, yellow, explosive gas; used in analytical chemistry to convert carboxylic acids into their methyl esters for analysis via gas-liquid chromatography
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APA

diazomethane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diazomethane

MLA

“diazomethane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diazomethane. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diazomethane,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diazomethane.

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