Meanings
nounhydrazoic acid (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryThe poisonous and explosive compound HN₃.
In explaining this reaction it can be assumed that the hydrazoic acid is first reduced to an unstable ammono nitrous acid which decomposes further to nitrogen and ammonia.
1927, James Broadbent Harker, Hydrazoic Acid as an Ammono Nitric Acid, page 13
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling
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Translations
Polish kwas azotowodorowy
- kwas azotowodorowyTranslations
Russian азотистоводородная кислота
- азотистоводородная кислота (azotistovodorodnaja kislota)Translations
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