phenylhydrazide

noun

phenyl·​hydrazide

: a hydrazide RCONHNHC₆H₅ formed from phenylhydrazine by reaction usually with an ester, acid chloride, or acid anhydride

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary phenyl + hydrazide

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