diazodinitrophenol

noun

di·​azo·​dinitrophenol

(ˈ)dī¦a(ˌ)zō,

-ā(ˌ)zō+

plural -s

: a yellow solid diazo oxide (NO₂)₂C₆H₂N₂O made by diazotization of picramic acid and used as an initiating explosive in mixtures

Word History

Etymology

diaz- + dinitrophenol

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