tetrazene

T1E1T1R1A1Z10E1N1E1

noun

The hypothetical compound NH₂-NH-N=NH

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nountetrazene (countable and uncountable, plural tetrazenes)

plural tetrazenes

  1. uncountablechemistryThe hypothetical compound NH₂-NH-N=NH
  2. countablechemistryAny organic derivative of this compound; especially the explosive 1(5-tetrazolyl)-4-guanyltetrazene hydrate

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