hydrazine
noun
hy·dra·zine
ˈhī-drə-ˌzēn 
: a colorless fuming corrosive strongly reducing liquid base N2H4 used especially in fuels for rocket and jet engines
also
: an organic base derived from this compound
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The four propellant tanks on Blue Ghost are arranged in a diagonal configuration, with two containing hydrazine fuel and two holding an oxidizer called nitrogen tetroxide.
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Ars Technica, 18 Mar. 2025
Numerous lawsuits have been filed against the company in the years since it was recalled, alleging that the company's alkaline water contained a toxic chemical known as hydrazine, which is used in rocket fuel, that led to severe illness and sometimes death when consumed.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
These circuits would then fire hydrazine thrusters to correct the spacecraft’s orientation.
—Viktor T. Toth, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Nov. 2012
Like other engines in the Leros line, the Leros 4 consumes a bipropellant mix of hydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide, which combust when coming into contact with one another.
—Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2025
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Ars Technica, 18 Mar. 2025
Numerous lawsuits have been filed against the company in the years since it was recalled, alleging that the company's alkaline water contained a toxic chemical known as hydrazine, which is used in rocket fuel, that led to severe illness and sometimes death when consumed.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
These circuits would then fire hydrazine thrusters to correct the spacecraft’s orientation.
—Viktor T. Toth, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Nov. 2012
Like other engines in the Leros line, the Leros 4 consumes a bipropellant mix of hydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide, which combust when coming into contact with one another.
—Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Hydrazine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrazine. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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hydrazine
noun
hy·dra·zine
ˈhī-drə-ˌzēn
: a colorless fuming liquid used especially in fuels for rocket engines
Medical Definition
hydrazine
noun
hy·dra·zine
ˈhī-drə-ˌzēn
: a colorless fuming corrosive strongly reducing liquid base N2H4 used in the production of various materials (as pharmaceuticals and plastics)
also
: an organic base derived from this compound
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