chlorazide

noun

chlor·​az·​ide

klōrˈaˌzīd,

-zə̇d,

ˈklōrə-

plural -s

: a colorless highly explosive gas ClN₃ made by the reaction of sodium azide with sodium hypochlorite; chlorine azide

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary chlor- + azide; probably originally formed as German chlorazid

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