carbazide

noun

car·​ba·​zide

ˈkärbəˌzīd,

kärˈba-,

-zə̇d

plural -s

1

: carbohydrazide

2

: a crystalline explosive compound CO(N₃)₂ made by the action of nitrous acid on carbohydrazide : the azide of carbonic acid

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary carb- + az- + -ide

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