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
Examples of hydrazine in a Sentence
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What's more, the rockets return to Earth with leftover toxic propellants—hydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide—that could be deadly to breathe or touch.
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 5 Jan. 2024
The Peregrine lander's propulsion system uses a hypergolic propellant mixture, combining hydrazine fuel and a solution of nitric oxide and nitrogen tetroxide as the oxidizer.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2024
There's a buildup of propellant residue in the narrow lines that feed hydrazine fuel to the thrusters.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 23 Oct. 2023
In this fashion, certain derivatives of hydrazine were discovered to be effective against Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in mice, including the famous drug isoniazid, which is still used to this day as part of the standard treatment regimen for the lung infection.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 27 Jan. 2016
The spacecraft’s nuclear battery, degraded from its original design spec of 240 watts of power production, now makes about 200 watts, and there are about 11 kilograms of hydrazine fuel left of the 78 kilograms that were aboard when New Horizons launched.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 21 Dec. 2022
A year later, another derivative of hydrazine, iproniazid, was discovered that was equally successful at treating TB infection in mice but even more so in humans.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 27 Jan. 2016
The long arc might have been caused by an explosion of hydrazine propellant.
—Corey S Powell, Discover Magazine, 1 Dec. 2016
Current spacecraft rely on chemical propellant, such as liquid hydrogen and hydrazine, to take off from the planet and then maneuver in space.
—PCMAG, 24 Jan. 2023
Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 5 Jan. 2024
The Peregrine lander's propulsion system uses a hypergolic propellant mixture, combining hydrazine fuel and a solution of nitric oxide and nitrogen tetroxide as the oxidizer.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2024
There's a buildup of propellant residue in the narrow lines that feed hydrazine fuel to the thrusters.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 23 Oct. 2023
In this fashion, certain derivatives of hydrazine were discovered to be effective against Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in mice, including the famous drug isoniazid, which is still used to this day as part of the standard treatment regimen for the lung infection.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 27 Jan. 2016
The spacecraft’s nuclear battery, degraded from its original design spec of 240 watts of power production, now makes about 200 watts, and there are about 11 kilograms of hydrazine fuel left of the 78 kilograms that were aboard when New Horizons launched.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 21 Dec. 2022
A year later, another derivative of hydrazine, iproniazid, was discovered that was equally successful at treating TB infection in mice but even more so in humans.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 27 Jan. 2016
The long arc might have been caused by an explosion of hydrazine propellant.
—Corey S Powell, Discover Magazine, 1 Dec. 2016
Current spacecraft rely on chemical propellant, such as liquid hydrogen and hydrazine, to take off from the planet and then maneuver in space.
—PCMAG, 24 Jan. 2023
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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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